{"id":5928,"date":"2025-04-21T17:46:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/?p=5928"},"modified":"2025-05-30T18:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:50:36","slug":"forest-patrols-and-monitoring-of-white-cheeked-gibbons-in-van-h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/forest-patrols-and-monitoring-of-white-cheeked-gibbons-in-van-h\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Patrols and Monitoring of White-Cheeked Gibbons in V\u00e2n Ho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>V\u00e2n Ho, located in Son La province, is home to the white-cheeked gibbon, one of the rarest and highly threatened primate species. The natural forests of Pa Cop (Van Ho commune, Van Ho district) and Pu Tau village (Phieng Cam commune, Mai Son district) support at least three gibbon groups with 14 individuals, according to a 2020 survey conducted by PanNature.<\/p>\n<p>However, the gibbons\u2019 habitat is under threat from activities such as firewood collection, slash-and-burn agriculture, wildlife hunting, free-range livestock grazing, charcoal production, and fruit tree planting within the forest. In particular, the construction of roads into valleys for farming and grazing is disrupting gibbon movement corridors, fragmenting groups, and risking population decline.<\/p>\n<p>To address this situation, PanNature has partnered with the Forest Protection Department, local village forest protection teams, the Van Ho Gibbon Conservation Team, and local youth groups to conduct regular forest patrols in areas inhabited by gibbons. During these patrols, evidence of violations, such as animal traps, has been detected, indicating that hunting activities persist.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5933\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5929 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuong.jpg\" alt=\"Hua T?t village forest patrol team patrolling with forest rangers\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuong.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuong-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuong-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuong-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuong-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuong-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traps detected and destroyed in the Pa Cop forest <span style=\"background-color: var(--wpex-surface-1); font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5931\" style=\"background-color: var(--wpex-surface-1); font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon5-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5932\" style=\"background-color: var(--wpex-surface-1); font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon4-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5933\" style=\"background-color: var(--wpex-surface-1); font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon3.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5934\" style=\"background-color: var(--wpex-surface-1); font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"929\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon2.jpg 929w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vuon2-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With community participation and technical support from PanNature, forest patrols and gibbon monitoring will be maintained regularly. The goal is not only to ensure the safety of the gibbons but also to preserve the integrity of the V\u00e2n Ho forest ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Images from the recent forest patrols and white-cheeked gibbon monitoring in V\u00e2n H? capture the efforts of patrol groups\u2014from local village forest protection teams and rangers to youth groups\u2014working together to safeguard the habitat and survival of this rare primate species. The journey remains challenging, but every step in the forest is a meaningful action toward preserving the biodiversity of this region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>V\u00e2n Ho, located in Son La province, is home to the white-cheeked gibbon, one of the rarest and highly threatened primate species. The natural forests of Pa Cop (Van Ho commune, Van Ho district) and Pu Tau village (Phieng Cam commune, Mai Son district) support at least three gibbon groups with 14 individuals, according to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49,48],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-5928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-biodiversity","tag-conservation","entry","no-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5928"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5936,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5928\/revisions\/5936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5928"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=5928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}