Truong Son striped rabbit and Asian bear suddenly appeared in Khe Nuoc Trong

On September 11, the Management Board of Dong Chau - Khe Nuoc Trong Nature Reserve (Quang Tri province) said that the camera trap program captured images of many rare animal species.

The camera trap system has recorded the return of many extremely rare wild animals in the Dong Chau - Khe Nuoc Trong Nature Reserve. Notably, the appearance of the Truong Son striped rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi), an endemic species once considered a "legend" of the Truong Son range. In addition, there are also Asian bears (Ursus thibetanus), silver-cheeked weasels (Melogale spp.) and yellow-faced civets (Martes flavigula).

Moon Bear

The report was conducted by the Leibniz Institute for Wildlife Research (Germany) in collaboration with WWF. The program has set up 37 camera trap stations with more than 10,000 days and nights of operation, recording 2,303 independent discoveries of wildlife.

There are 25 wild animal species included in the analysis model, in which many rare species reappeared for the first time after decades.

Truong Son striped rabbit

“The Annamite striped rabbit and the black bear are living proof that Khe Nuoc Trong primary forest still retains its global endemic value,” said conservation researcher Nicholas Cox, lead author of the report. “But if trapping is not stopped, they could disappear forever.”

Silver cheeked weasel

Experts recommend increasing anti-poaching patrols, controlling snares, and maintaining camera-trap monitoring systems every 3–5 years, considering this as important baseline data for biodiversity conservation strategies until 2050.

Researchers assess that with these discoveries, Khe Nuoc Trong affirms its position as a "biological treasure" of the Truong Son range, home to the rarest animals on the planet.

MINH PHONG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tho-soc-truong-son-va-gau-ngua-bat-ngo-xuat-hien-o-khe-nuoc-trong-post812585.html