The Hatinh langur (Trachypithecus hatinhensis) is an endangered species. A team of farmers from Vietnam are working hard to protect the endangered species, which can only be found in Vietnam and Laos. - Vietnam News/ANN
HANOI, Jan 10 (VIetnam News/ANN): Starting out as a voluntary group since 2011 to safeguard some 20 flocks of Hatinh langurs (Trachypithecus hatinhensis), a team of 14 farmers in Tuyen Hoa District of Quang Binh Province is working hard to protect the endangered species, which can only be found in Vietnam and Laos.
The team, which was previously 80 per cent men, has recruited several female farmers over the last five years, for tracking on karst mountain trails to protect the primate population from poachers.
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