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Vietnamesejournalof VIETNAMESE Journalof CHUYåN [é LINH TR≠•NG HõC VIëT NAM ISSN 1859-1434 VOLUME 1 - ISSUE 1 MAY 2007 Vietnamese Journal of Primatology EDITOR Tilo Nadler Frankfurt Zoological Society, Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Vietnam CO-EDITORS Ha Thang Long Frankfurt Zoological Society, Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Vietnam Vu Ngoc Thanh Hanoi National University, Hanoi, Vietnam Christian Roos German Primate Centre, Göttingen, Germany EDITORIAL BOARD Dong Thanh Hai Forestry University, Xuan Mai, Vietnam Do Quang Huy Forestry University, Xuan Mai, Vietnam Hoang Minh Duc Institute for Tropical Biology, Ho-Chi-Minh-City, Vietnam Le Khac Quyet Fauna & Flora International, Hanoi, Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Dang Institute for Ecology and Biological Resources, Hanoi, Vietnam Herbert H. Covert University of Colorado, Boulder, USA Ulrike Streicher Wildlife Alliance, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Catherine Workman Duke University, Durham, USA ©Endangered Primate Rescue Center. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of the publisher. Vietnamese Journal of Primatology (ISSN 1859-1434) is published yearly by the Endangered Primate Rescue Center. The subscription price outside Vietnam is $40.00 including shipment (for one copy). The journal can be ordered from the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam or by mail: [email protected]. All subscriptions will be sent by air. Payments should be made by transfer to: Indovina Bank, 88 Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, SWIFT CODE: IABBVNVX; Account: Nadler, Cuc Phuong National Park, 2001264-001. Cover: Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus). Photo: T. Nadler Introduction The first announcement for the Vietnamese Journal of Primatology was made at the 21st IPS Congress in Uganda in June 2006. Since that time, and especially with the first issue initially planned for October 2006, preparing the journal allowed little time to breath. It took another six months to clarify finances, receive permits, and obtain original articles from authors. A first-birth can be complicated and protracted and occasionally a forceps is required. We now think, however, that our new-born child is attractive, ready, and can make a useful contribution to primate conservation in Vietnam. The first issue of the journal contains three articles which provide an overview of and basic information about the systematics, phylogeny, distribution, biogeography, threats and status of the Vietnamese primate species. Readers will recognize that the authors of these articles have different opinions on the basic topics listed above and, accordingly, advocate different positions. These differences also reflect that the study of Vietnamese primates is still in its nascent stages. It is the goal of the Vietnamese Journal of Primatology to hasten this process by creating a platform for discussion where new results from the latest studies are published. The journal strives to provide an accurate overview of the current primatological work being conducted in Vietnam. All colleagues involved in editing the journal are involved in and knowledgeable of various primate-related projects in Vietnam. With the involvement of Dr. Christian Roos as the Southeast Asian Primate Coordinator of the IUCN/Primate Specialist Group, the journal creates a connection with this organization, facilitating the efficacious transfer of information with another enterprise involved with Indochinese primates. In addition to the editors and editorial board, the journal received a great deal of help from Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, Project Assistant of the Vietnam Primate Conservation Project, and Jakob Kolleck, one of the head animal keepers at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center. The HAKI Company in Hanoi supported the journal with insight and understanding during its preparation. Finally and importantly, the entire endeavor to publish the journal and to guarantee its continuation was made possible only with great support and commitment by the German Primate Centre. Many thanks for all your support. We hope to meet your expectations. May 2007 Editors 1 LÍi n„i Æ«u Vi÷t Nam Æ≠Óc c´ng nhÀn lµ 1/16 QuËc gia c„ t›nh Æa dπng sinh h‰c (ßDSH) cao. Trong s˘ Æa dπng Æ„ c„ nh„m thÛ linh tr≠Îng, th˘c vÀy theo t≠ li÷u nghi™n c¯u kh∂o s∏t th˘c Æfia cÒa c∏c nhµ khoa h‰c Vi÷t Nam vµ c∏c nhµ khoa h‰c quËc t’ th◊ Vi÷t Nam c„ t†t c∂ 24 loµi thÛ thuÈc nh„m thÛ linh tr≠Îng trong Æ„ c„ 5 loµi thuÈc di÷n Æ∆c h˜u nh≠: vo‰c C∏t Bµ (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), vo‰c m´ng træng (Trachypithecus delacouri), vo‰c mÚi h’ch (Rhinopithecus avunculus), vo‰c chµ v∏ ch©n x∏m (Pygathrix cinerea), v≠Ón Æen ph›a ß´ng (Nomascus nasutus). MÁi loµi Æ∆c h˜u ph©n bË tr™n c∏c vÔng Æfia l˝ sinh vÀt kh∏c nhau. Ch›nh s˘ Æa dπng thµnh ph«n loµi, Æa dπng v“ h◊nh th∏i, v“ tÀp t›nh Æ∑ kh›ch l÷ s˘ quan t©m nghi™n c¯u cÒa c∏c nhµ khoa h‰c trong vµ ngoµi n≠Ìc. Tr≠Ìc nh˜ng n®m 1970 cÚng c„ mÈt sË c´ng tr◊nh nghi™n c¯u nh≠ng cfln lŒ tŒ. Sau nh˜ng n®m 1980 vµ 2000, nh˜ng c´ng tr◊nh nghi™n c¯u c∏c loµi thÛ thuÈc nh„m thÛ linh tr≠Îng Æ≠Óc c∏c vi÷n nghi™n c¯u: Vi÷n Sinh th∏i vµ Tµi nguy™n Sinh vÀt, Vi÷n V÷ sinh dfich t‘ (BÈ Y t’), c∏c Tr≠Íng ßπi h‰c L©m nghi÷p, ßπi h‰c Khoa h‰c T˘ nhi™n (ßπi h‰c QuËc gia Hµ NÈi). ß∆c bi÷t nhi“u tÊ ch¯c quËc t’ nh≠: HÈi ßÈng VÀt-Frankfurt (FZS)/Trung t©m C¯u hÈ ThÛ Linh tr≠Îng Nguy c†p tπi CÛc Ph≠¨ng (EPRC), FFI, WWF, IUCN... Æang quan t©m Æ«u t≠ nghi™n c¯u v“ c∏c loµi thÛ linh tr≠Îng Î Vi÷t Nam. Kh´ng chÿ dıng lπi Î kh©u thËng k™ thµnh ph«n loµi, mµ cfln x∏c Æfinh s˘ ph©n bË Æfia l˝ cÒa tıng qu«n th”, sË l≠Óng, tÀp t›nh cÒa qu«n th”, Æ∆c bi÷t Æ∑ quan t©m ÆÛng m¯c Æ’n nghi™n c¯u c∏c Æ∆c Æi”m sinh h‰c, sinh th∏i h‰c cÚng nh≠ Æi s©u nghi™n c¯u v“ di‘n bi’n sË l≠Óng qu«n th” trong c∏c vÔng Æfia l˝ kh∏c nhau Î Vi÷t Nam. K’t qu∂ cÒa c´ng tr◊nh nghi™n c¯u v“ thÛ thuÈc bÈ linh tr≠Îng cÚng Æ∑ Æ≠Óc c´ng bË trong mÈt sË Tπp ch› khoa h‰c cÒa Vi÷t Nam nh≠ Tπp ch› L©m nghi÷p (tr≠Ìc Æ©y), Tπp ch› B∂o v÷ m´i tr≠Íng, Tπp ch› sinh h‰c, Tπp ch› Y h‰c, B∏o c∏o hµng n®m cÒa TTCHTLTNC/EPRC Newsletter, tÀp s∏ch B∂o tÂn ThÛ Linh tr≠Îng cÒa Vi÷t Nam... ß„ lµ nh˜ng th´ng tin mang hµm l≠Óng khoa h‰c cao g„p ph«n kh´ng nh· trong vi÷c quy hoπch tÊ ch¯c b∂o tÂn ßDSH Î Vi÷t Nam. Tuy nhi™n nh˜ng c´ng tr◊nh Æ„ mÌi chÿ c´ng bË bªng ti’ng Vi÷t n™n ph«n nµo cfln hπn ch’ vi÷c trao ÆÊi c∏c th´ng tin li™n quan Æ’n nh„m thÛ linh tr≠Îng Î Vi÷t Nam vÌi c∏c nhµ khoa h‰c quËc t’ cÚng nh≠ bπn Ɖc tr™n th’ giÌi. ß” khæc phÙc t◊nh trπng n„i tr™n c∏c nhµ nghi™n c¯u thÛ linh tr≠Îng Î Vi÷t Nam c˘ng c∏c nhµ nghi™n c¯u thÛ linh tr≠Îng quËc t’ Æ∑ phËi hÓp vÌi nhau xin phäp c∏c c¨ quan qu∂n l˝ c„ th»m quy“n Æ” xu†t b∂n Chuy™n Æ“ ThÛ Linh tr≠Îng Vi÷t Nam bªng ti’ng Anh. ChÛng t´i ngh‹ rªng tÀp Chuy™n Æ“ ThÛ Linh tr≠Îng Vi÷t Nam bªng ti’ng Anh ra mæt bπn Ɖc g«n xa sœ c„ vai trfl c˘c k˙ quan tr‰ng trong qua tr◊nh trao ÆÊi c∏c th´ng tin v“ hi÷n trπng c∏c loµi thÛ linh tr≠Îng cÒa Vi÷t Nam vÌi th’ giÌi. ß∆c bi÷t trong thÍi k˙ nµy vi÷c b∂o tÂn ßDSH, b∂o tÂn nguÂn tµi nguy™n thi™n nhi™n Æang Æ≠Óc Nhµ n≠Ìc vµ Ch›nh phÒ Vi÷t Nam quan t©m th◊ vi÷c xu†t b∂n tÀp Chuy™n Æ“ ThÛ Linh tr≠Îng Vi÷t Nam bªng ti’ng Anh lπi cµng c„ ˝ ngh‹a. BÎi lœ c∏c th´ng tin v“ t◊nh trπng ph©n bË, c∏c Æ∆c Æi”m sinh h‰c, sinh th∏i cÚng nh≠ c∏c gi∂i ph∏p b∂o tÂn c∏c loµi thÛ linh tr≠Îng sœ ph«n nµo giÛp c∏c nhµ khoa h‰c tr™n th’ giÌi c„ nh˜ng th´ng tin c«n thi’t, cÀp nhÀt, trao ÆÊi nhªm mÙc Æ›ch giÛp Vi÷t Nam b∂o tÂn vµ ph∏t tri”n b“n v˜ng c∏c loµi thÛ linh tr≠Îng.
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