Posts Tagged ‘ species ’

Species, threats grow in Mekong region: WWF 

December 14, 2011
Species, threats grow in Mekong region: WWF 

  This photo, provided by the WWF, shows a self-cloning lizard (Leiolepis ngovantrii), which reproduces via cloning without the need for males. Scientists identify a new species every two days in the Greater Mekong region, the WWF said on December 12, in a report detailing 2010’s more unusual finds such as a leaf warbler and [...]

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Where different feathers flock together 

November 29, 2011
Where different feathers flock together 

  Birds looking for fish at Xuan Thuy National Park in the northern province of Nam Dinh Grey skies. It had been raining for a few days and the skies were still cloudy. Grey skies are not traditionally associated with uplifting beauty, but we were gazing at a scene that rested very easy on the [...]

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New ferret-badger species found in central Vietnam 

November 24, 2011
New ferret-badger species found in central Vietnam 

This creature, named Melogale cucphuongensis sp.nov, was discovered in Ninh Thuan Province. A species of ferret-badger hitherto not known to western science has been found in a national park in the central Vietnamese province of Ninh Binh. Tuoi Tre newspaper Wednesday quoted the non-profit organization PanNature as saying that the animal, Melogale cucphuongensis sp.nov, belongs to the [...]

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Inside the great animal gene pool 

November 21, 2011
Inside the great animal gene pool 

  Pu Mat National Park and the Pu Huong and Pu Hoat nature reserves are the core zones of the UNESCO-recognized Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve, at 1.3 million hectares the largest such reserve in Southeast Asia. The park, whose name means high slope in the language of the Thai tribe, is located in the [...]

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Vietnam releases five endangered sea turtles into sea 

November 11, 2011
Vietnam releases five endangered sea turtles into sea 

One of the five sea turtles being released into the sea Authorities in the south central province of Binh Thuan on Sunday released five endangered sea turtles, previously caught by local fishermen, into the sea. The name of the sea turtle species was not known, but an official at the provincial Department of Agriculture and [...]

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Rhino’s gone. Who’s next? 

October 31, 2011
Rhino’s gone. Who’s next? 

  If the current state of zero accountability for wildlife protection continues, other species will follow the rhino to extinction Participants watch projected images including of smuggled rhino horns (R) seized during a press conference on the launch of a rhino population survey report in Vietnam in Hanoi on October 25. A critically endangered species [...]

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Javan rhino extinct in Vietnam; film released online 

October 26, 2011
Javan rhino extinct in Vietnam; film released online 

   A Javan Rhino in Vietnam International conservation organization the WWF has confirmed that the Javan rhino is now extinct in Vietnam; the organization has released an online film explaining the animal’s road to extinction. Javan rhinos were thought to be extinct in mainland Asia until 1988, when a small population was discovered in the [...]

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Seaside delights 

October 9, 2011
Seaside delights 

  Lang Co Beach impresses tourists with white sands, clear blue waters, mountain ranges stretching to the seashore, and a peaceful fishing community Long stretches of beach, white sand, plenty of sunshine – these and other visual and sensual treats are on offer in abundance at the picturesque seaside destination of Lang Co Bay in [...]

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'Demonic' bat species found in Vietnam 

September 8, 2011
'Demonic' bat species found in Vietnam 

The Beelzebub’s tube-nosed bat (Photo: Gabor Csorba/ Hungarian Natural History Museum)   Researchers from the Hungarian Natural History Museum and Fauna & Flora International have discovered a tiny bat species in Vietnam, the Mongabay.com website reported. The bat species, described as "diminutive but demonic-looking", is the Beelzebub tube-nosed bat, or Murina beelzebub. It was among three [...]

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Endangered langurs repopulated to nature reserve 

August 27, 2011
Endangered langurs repopulated to nature reserve 

Two douc langurs among three repopulated to a nature reserve in Ninh Binh Province. Forest management officials from the northern province of Ninh Binh and German zoologists in Vietnam have repopulated three douc langurs born by rescued langurs to a local nature reserve.   The officials planned to return ten of the Delacour’s langurs by the [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...