{"id":8544,"date":"2020-08-25T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=8544"},"modified":"2020-08-28T14:54:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:54:58","slug":"fauna-flora-international-and-the-cao-vit-gibbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/25\/fauna-flora-international-and-the-cao-vit-gibbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Fauna &#038; Flora InternationaI and the cao vit gibbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Fauna &amp; Flora International and the Cao Vit Gibbon<\/h3>\n<p>Each quarter Nature Picture Library supports a conservation project with a donation. For the quarter May to July 2020 we supported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fauna-flora.org\/projects\/transboundary-cao-vit-gibbon-conservation-cao-bang-province\">Fauna &amp; Flora International<\/a> and the cao vit gibbon monitoring programme in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-8544 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640199-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cao vit gibbon female, Vietnam\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655347-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cao vit gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) adult male in rainforest tree, Vietnam.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01640162-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cao vit gibbon female with young\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655563-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Overview of rainforest in Cao Vit Gibbon Species &amp; Habitat Conservation Area, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province, Vietnam.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>The oldest international conservation NGO<\/h3>\n<p>FFI is the world\u2019s oldest international conservation NGO, founded in 1903. It currently works in more than 45 countries. FFI has been working extensively in Vietnam since 1997, focusing on conservation of globally threatened primate species. The programme currently works to conserve eight primate species in Vietnam, including all five that are both endemic and critically endangered. The programme covers four gibbon species and is the largest gibbon conservation programme in the region.<\/p>\n<h3>Cao vit gibbon rediscovered<\/h3>\n<p>In 2002, FFI rediscovered the cao vit gibbon (<em>Nomascus nasutus<\/em>) in Cao Bang province, northern Vietnam.<\/p>\n<h3>Working with local people<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8580\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/fauna-flora-international-staff-interview-local-people-about-the-expanding\/search\/detail-0_01655560.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8580 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655560-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FFI staff interview local people about the expanding of the conservation area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since then they have worked to engage local people in species and habitat protection and monitoring. They also support sustainable livelihood development in the buffer zone and facilitate transboundary collaboration between China and Vietnam. With consistent support from FFI, the cao vit gibbon population has approximately doubled since the initial population survey.<\/p>\n<p>The cao vit gibbon, or eastern black crested gibbon, only occurs in one small fragmented forest of Trung Khanh district, on and just across Vietnam&#8217;s border with China, with only two of the estimated 20-22 gibbon groups occurring on the Chinese side.\u201d . Conservation efforts by FFI and partners helped the gibbon population stabilise and increase.There has been no hunting or major habitat destruction over the last 15 years. The population had risen from 110 in 2007 to around 130 by 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>One of the most threatened primates<\/h3>\n<p>The cao vit gibbon is one of the most threatened primates in the world, listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, mainly due to fuelwood collection and free-grazing livestock. FFI has been working with local partners to set up community-based patrol groups, to protect key areas of gibbon habitat and to reduce threats in surrounding buffer zones.<\/p>\n<h3>Our donation helps monitor populations<\/h3>\n<p>Our donation has funded the purchase of a camera to assist with monitoring populations of the cao vit gibbon in Cao Bang province. Here are some images taken with the lens. These rare images are, to our knowledge, the only images of the species held by a major photo library.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery gallery-8544 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654404-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cao Vit gibbon group in rainforest tree, Vietnam.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655348-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cao vit gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) adult male and juvenile in rainforest tree, Vietnam. Critically endangered species, rediscovered in 2002, found only in northern Vietnam and the adjacent region of China, with a total population estimated at around 135 individuals. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. All uses require clearance.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01654403-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cao Vit gibbon male in rainforest tree, Vietnam.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655351-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cao vit gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) adult male and female in rainforest tree, Vietnam. Critically endangered species, rediscovered in 2002, found only in northern Vietnam and the adjacent region of China, with a total population estimated at around 135 individuals. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. All uses require clearance.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>We are grateful to Fauna &amp; Flora International for sharing a link to their video on FFI&#8217;s work with endangered primates in Vietnam, including the cao vit gibbon.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CqSvpTzEP2Q\" width=\"1120\" height=\"615\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span class=\"mce_SELRES_start\" style=\"width: 0px; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden; display: inline-block;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Latest update on the monitoring programme<\/h3>\n<p>Dr Oliver Wearn, technical adviser to the project, told us more about how the monitoring programme is going.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the new dedicated effort and resources, monitoring of the cao vit gibbon is going really well. For the first time in years, we have been able to start following individual gibbon groups from dawn to dusk. Round-the-clock teams do morning and afternoon shifts. This has already started to reveal the surprisingly large home-ranges that cao vit gibbon groups can have. Previously, we could only track them from their calls, which probably don\u2019t betray their full home-ranges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery gallery-8544 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655567-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655567-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655567-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655567-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655567-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Gibbon Monitoring Team member in rainforest. activity.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655566-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"FFI researcher looking for gibbon activity\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655561-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655561-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655561-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655561-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655561-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"FFI staff and local ranger during 2018 Cao vit gibbon census.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Unusually large groups<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8583\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/fauna-flora-international-staff-and-gmt-(gibbon-monitoring-team)-engaged-in\/search\/detail-0_01655564.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8583 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/01655564-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FFI staff and Gibbon Monitoring Team engaged in acoustic recorder training.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve also \u2013 see photo above \u2013 had observations of very large groups, of up to 9 individuals. This is very unusual for gibbons. With more dedicated observations, we should be able to decipher who is who in these large groups. In addition, we hope to begin the process of tracking the individual life-histories of gibbons. This, alongside the new home-range information, will be critical for understanding how the species can be put onto a pathway to recovery. Finally, we\u2019ve begun trialing low-cost acoustic recorders to develop vocal \u2018fingerprints\u2019 for each gibbon group. If this new method works, we plan to use it alongside our existing population survey methods. This should give a more accurate picture of the total population size, and how it is changing over time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Current threats to the species<\/h3>\n<p>Josh Keminski, FFI Vietnam Programme Country Director, tells us about current threats to the cao vit gibbon: &#8220;We have heard lately from our community conservation teams (CCT) that due to Covid-19, and its impact on cross-border trade, some local people had \u2018returned\u2019 to snaring and otherwise exploiting forest resources, to supplement their income. Fortunately, and I\u2019m sure also because of our presence and patrols, no gibbon hunting was recorded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>FFI&#8217;s work with other primates in Vietnam<\/h3>\n<p>NPL photographer Matt Maran has documented the work of FFI in Vietnam in protecting the country&#8217;s endangered primates. He has created this video about their work:<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/424312153\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>To find out more about the many conservation projects, Nature Picture Library has supported over the last 7 years, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/conservation\">conservation donation page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fauna &amp; Flora International and the Cao Vit Gibbon Each quarter Nature Picture Library supports a conservation project with a donation. For the quarter May to July 2020 we supported Fauna &amp; Flora International and the cao vit gibbon monitoring programme in Vietnam. 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