Globally threatened wildlife species recorded in Laos national park


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VIENTIANE, March 9 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Some 36 endangered wildlife species, identified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, have been recorded in the Nakai-Nam Theun National Park in central Laos.

The park’s Executive Director, Savanh Chanthakoummane, told Vientiane Times last week that scientists who have been studying wildlife species acknowledge they have been unable to find these species anywhere elsewhere in the world.

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