Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Vietnam

26/05/2025

🐾 TRUNG TÂM CỨU HỘ LINH TRƯỞNG NGUY CẤP TUYỂN DỤNG 🐾
Chúng tôi đang tìm kiếm một BÁC SĨ THÚ Y tâm huyết để cùng góp phần bảo tồn những loài linh trưởng quý hiếm tại Việt Nam.

📍 Địa điểm làm việc: Vườn quốc gia Cúc Phương, Ninh Bình
🔗 Thông tin chi tiết và cách ứng tuyển: https://www.eprc.asia/veterinarian-recruitment-2/

Hãy cùng chúng tôi tạo nên sự khác biệt cho thiên nhiên hoang dã! 🌿

24/10/2024

Happy International Gibbon Day 2024!
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(Source: IUCN Gibbon Group)
Did you know that gibbons, like humans, have HAND PREFERENCE?
Researchers investigated captive gibbons at the Beijing Zoo and found that they demonstrate hand preference on an individual level, but found no hand preference on a group level. This differs from humans in that 90% of humans are right-handed, while only 10% are left-handed.
Penglai Fan (et al. 2016) tested a group of nine Nomascus leucogenys for hand preference by offering food items in different containers on the floor or suspended in their enclosure to create various levels of task complexity. Their results showed that gibbons displayed hand preference on an individual level that increased with task complexity!
How fascinating!! O
To read the full study please refer to the full article title and DOl number:
Preliminary study on hand preference in captive northern white-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys)
Penglai Fan et al. 2016 DOI 10.1007 s10329-016-0573-8

25/08/2024

25. AUGUST.... HAPPY INTERNATIONAL COLOBINE DAY!!!

Thank you to all the people who work to protect and care for these beautiful leaf-eating monkeys on daily base!!!

Chúc mừng ngày quốc tế các loài "khỉ ăn lá"!!!

16/02/2024

A Big Thanks to our friends from Plumploris e.V.

Loris is the smallest primate in Vietnam and is currently threatened with extinction due to illegal hunting and trade.

From 2019 we have received a lot of support from Plumploris e.V, especially their contribution in the construction of our first 3 semi-wild areas for Loris. These are important area, in order to establish an adaptive environment for lorises after confiscation to re-claim their wild instincts before they are returned to their home nature.

Eröffnung zweier von uns mitfinanzierter Auswilderungsgehege für Plumploris im EPRC in Vietnam

Unsere beiden Vorstandsmitglieder Marcel Stawinoga/Der Zoolotse und Elisabeth Schüller haben heute im Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Vietnam (EPRC) in Vietnam gemeinsam mit EPRC-Mitarbeiter Vinh, der maßgeblich an der Umsetzung der Anlagen beteiligt war, EPRC-Direktor Dr. Ralph Schönfelder sowie den EPRC-Mitarbeitern Nga und Elke Schwierz (von links nach rechts) zwei von uns mitfinanzierte Auswilderungsgehege für Plumploris im EPRC eröffnet. Wir freuen uns sehr über die schnelle Umsetzung dieser tollen Anlagen!

Denn durch die Auswilderungsgehege kann das Team im EPRC unter anderem besser bewerten, welche der Bengalischen Plumploris und Zwergplumploris im Center für eine Auswilderung geeignet sind. Denn in diesem versorgen die Primaten sich in einem Stück natürlichen Lebensraum unter möglichst natürlichen Bedingungen bereits größtenteils selbst, indem sie sich beispielsweise eigenständig, wie in der Natur, Baumsäfte erarbeiten und Insekten jagen. Wie sie sich dabei anstellen, wird von den Mitarbeitern vor Ort unter anderem mit Wildkameras beobachtet und anschließend ausgewertet, wodurch Plumploris identifiziert werden können, die für ein erneutes eigenständiges Leben in der Wildnis bereit sind und gute Überlebenschancen in der Natur haben.

Wir stehen bereits seit 2019 im fachlichen Austausch mit dem EPRC, das unter der Trägerschaft des Zoo Leipzig steht. Unter anderem um unsere künftige Zusammenarbeit im Plumplori-Schutz zu besprechen, die wir in den nächsten Jahren noch intensivieren werden, befinden sich unsere Vorstandsmitglieder Marcel und Elisabeth derzeit vor Ort im EPRC.

Wir freuen uns sehr auf gemeinsame Projekte und die weitere Zusammenarbeit mit dem EPRC in Vietnam im Plumplori-Schutz!

Marcel

10/01/2024

The Indochinese gray langur eats a lot of leaves. In fact, it consumes so many that this species has a highly specialized stomach capable of digesting cellulose and neutralizing toxins found in leafy materials, allowing them to better absorb nutrients. In addition to leaves, this primate also consumes fruit, and as a result, they disperse seeds via their f***s, helping to regenerate their habitat. Photo taken at Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Vietnam.

30/12/2023

'Home' - EPRC 30th anniversary movie
'Wherever love is great enough, that place is called home.'

Over the past three decades, EPRC has become the "home" of many rescued animals, and also of people who have devoted their youth and enthusiasm.

We would like to thank all our colleagues, friends, and supporters for helping us during the past time. We hope you have a wonderful New Year with your family and friends.
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'Nhà' - Bộ phim kỷ niệm 30 năm EPRC

'Nơi nào tình yêu đủ lớn, nơi đó gọi là nhà.'

Trong hơn ba thập kỷ qua, EPRC đã trở thành “ngôi nhà” không những của nhiều động vật được giải cứu mà còn của những con người đã cống hiến sức trẻ và tâm huyết của mình.

Chúng tôi xin gửi lời cảm ơn tất cả các đồng nghiệp, bạn bè và tất cả những người ủng hộ đã giúp đỡ chúng tôi trong thời gian qua.
Chúng xin tôi chúc bạn có một năm mới tuyệt vời bên gia đình và bạn bè.
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28/12/2023

**On December 19, 2023, A ceremony to celebrate EPRC 30th anniversary was held at Cuc Phuong National Park

The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cuc Phuong National Park, Zoo Leipzig, International conservation organizations, philanthropists, and a large number of staff from our center.

**As part of the anniversary ceremony, EPRC organized a conference to evaluate the results of "30 YEARS OF RESCUING AND CONSERVING VIETNAM'S ENDANGERED PRIMATES, RESULTS, EXPERIENCED LESSON AND AN OUTLOOK TO 2050". The conference focused on discussing the achievements, lessons learned, and development directions of primate rescue work in Vietnam in the coming time.

Took place at the ceremony, Zoo Leipzig and Cuc Phuong National Park signed a cooperation support agreement for the period 2024-2028.

**Some outstanding results of EPRC in the past 30 years:
- Rescued and cared for 15 species, successfully bred 12 endangered and critically endangered primate species, 4 of which were the first born in captive environment.
- 148 primate individuals were released back to protected natural forests
- Professional training, capacity building for the staff of the center and organizations and individuals involved in primate conservation
- Publicity and raising awareness of the community about the importance of primate conservation

**The development directions of EPRC in the coming time:
- Continue to improve the capacity of rescuing, caring for, and releasing primates.
- Expand the scope of primate rescue activities to other regions of Vietnam.
- Strengthen international cooperation in primate conservation.
- Promote publicity and raise awareness of the community about primate conservation.

The 30th anniversary of EPRC is a significant milestone for the conservation of primates in Vietnam. Over the past three decades, the center has made significant contributions to the rescue, care, and release of endangered primate species. EPRC's work has helped to increase the number of these species in the wild and raise awareness of the importance of primate conservation.

EPRC commit to continuing our work to conserve primates in Vietnam. Our plans to expand capacity, reach, and cooperation will help to ensure that the center can continue to make a positive impact on the primate conservation.
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09/11/2023

Our langur mother and daughter, Borsti and Luna. Langur Borsti has now become a grandmother as her daughter Luna recently gave birth to a baby.

Perfectly posed, it's hard to believe the faces of these two red-shanked douc langurs are
real, and not just wearing beautiful masks! This mother and child were photographed at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Vietnam, where many rare species of primates live and thrive in family groups. In the wild, this colorful primate is found in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. As forest dwellers, langurs will travel through the trees, feeding on leaves, fruit, flowers, and occasionally, bark. Habitat loss, poaching for food, and use in traditional medicine are the greatest threats facing this species. And lately, due to their uncommon beauty, the likelihood of langurs being captured for the pet trade has also gone up.

31/10/2023

Happy Halloween
"Fruit slice bat" for our gibbons. Leaf, carton paper/ or bamboo, some fruit slides. Our gibbon Gabi likes them so much, she even stretched her long arms to get them.
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Chúc các bạn một lễ Halloween vui vẻ
'' Dơi trái cây" cho những chú vượn của chúng tôi. Lá, bìa carton/ hoặc thay thế bằng ống tre, một vài lát hoa quả.
Cô vượn Gabi tỏ ra rất thích, cô ấy còn thậm chí vươn đôi tay dài của mình để đón lấy chúng.
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18/09/2023

Our pretty gibbon Lo Lem recently gave birth to a beautiful baby. This is her third children with gibbon Lucky, her partner. We still don't know yet is it a princess or prince, but both mother and baby are healthy and we all happy about this.
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Cô vượn xinh xắn Lọ Lem của chúng tôi vừa mới sinh hạ một bé vượn con kháu khỉnh. Đây là đứa con thứ ba của cô với vượn Lucky, bạn đời của cô. Chúng tôi vẫn chưa biết em bé này là công chúa hay hoàng tử nhưng cả mẹ và bé đều khỏe mạnh và chúng tôi đều vui mừng vì điều đó.

01/09/2023

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY OF VIETNAM!
On this day 78 years ago, President Hồ Chí Minh declared the independence of Vietnam in front of 50,000 spectators in Ba Dinh square, Hanoi, stating that "All people are created equal; they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." The declaration of Independence marked a new era for the Vietnamese who from then could call themselves the people of a free and independent nation.
Let's celebrate the Independence Day of Vietnam with our patriotic slow loris ❤
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CHÚC MỪNG NGÀY QUỐC KHÁNH VIỆT NAM!
Vào ngày này 78 năm trước, tại quảng trường Ba Đình, chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh đọc bản tuyên ngôn độc lập trước 50 nghìn người chứng kiến, tuyên bố rằng "Tất cả mọi người đều sinh ra có quyền bình đẳng. Tạo hóa cho họ những quyền không ai có thể xâm phạm được; trong những quyền ấy, có quyền được sống, quyền tự do và quyền mưu cầu hạnh phúc". Bản tuyên ngôn độc lập đã đánh dấu một thời kỳ mới cho vận mệnh của người dân nước Việt Nam, những người mà từ đây đã có thể tự gọi mình là dân của một nước độc lập, tự do.
Hãy cùng ăn mừng ngày Quốc Khánh Việt Nam với chú culi yêu nước của chúng tôi nào ❤
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31/08/2023

Wonderful news!
Congratulation to Cat Ba Langur family ♥