Park records 36 threatened species

Animals at risk: The red-shanked douc is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. — 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 Laos.

The park’s executive director Savanh Chanthakoummane said last week that scientists studying wildlife species have acknowledged that they could not find these species anywhere else in the world.