Poachers in Vietnam have shot dead five critically endangered langurs, a type of monkey killed for bushmeat and traditional medicine.
It is listed as"critically endangered", the highest risk category under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora .
In Quang Ngai, the poachers ran off, leaving behind a motorbike, bullets and silencers, VNExpress news site said in a report.The grey-shanked douc langur is listed in Vietnam's"red book", making it a criminal offence to kill one. A baby douc Langur clinging to its mother at the Singapore zoo. File picture: SINGAPORE STRAITS TIMES/AFP"Authorities must find those responsible," said Ha Thang Long, director of GreenViet, which works in biodiversity conservation in Vietnam's central regions.Under Vietnamese law, poachers in such a case could face seven years in jail, he added.
Vietnam is home to some of the world's most endangered species, including the Red River giant soft-shell turtle, the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey and the saola, a type of mountainous antelope. Wild animals are under constant threat in the country, with their body parts in high demand for both food and traditional medicine.
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