Survey results show that the population of Black-shanked doucs is rather numerous consisting of 16 individuals – 3 of which are young doucs

Recently, the survey animals and plants in the mountains Chua Chan - Dong Nai, the members of the Vietnamese Forest Biology website has discovered a colony of black-shanked Douc scientific name Pygathrix nigripes. This is a survey to assess the biodiversity in the mountains Chua Chan - preparation of investment projects of ecological tourism in the province.

Survey results show that this is Douc black populations are quite large for some individual count is 16 children - including three young children and some parents are currently pregnant.
Black-shanked Douc is attached to their animals monkey Cercopithecidae, Primates of the Primate. They grow in the jungle at a height of 300m or more above sea level. This species usually live in groups that range from 3-20 fish, live or on the mountain slopes are steep. Black Douc reproductive age each year and each litter one only a baby. Breeding season of this species is not fixed but they usually give birth in the spring.

Black Douc feeding in the morning and afternoon sessions, lunch and dinner back rest - rest time is quite long. This species moves slowly and very seasoned people Gibbon. When moving for food is fruit, seeds, leaves of forest trees, corn, potatoes, cassava and vegetables on milpa, they cause noise and not fried quietly charge as other species.

Black-shanked Douc is precious species are classified in the Red Book of world level E (1). This species has fur around his face and chestnut; The hair on the forehead and the top is dark gray. Father and thick fur, soft and more colorful. Their backs are black-gray spots. Legs, arms and tail of the Father and very long (more than 58cm). Part hair on the side shanked white and gray to black in the groin and tail feathers are white opaque.

In our country, before, black-shanked Douc species live in many places, where there are abundant quantities. In recent years, due to excessive hunting, black-shanked legs have become very rare and the threat level was classified as grade V (2). This is the first discovered discovered populations of black-shanked Douc sizeable Chua Chan Mountain. Although a large area in the mountains have been destroyed to make milpa, arable land and agricultural plant species most remaining forests in this mountainous region were also destroyed. But a few years with the interest of the provincial People's Committee of Xuan Loc district rangers and Xuan Loc, blue has been returned and many rare animal species in Vietnam's red book reproduces some rare plant species have also revived.

The protection of the moor and exploit the remaining forests in the mountains Chua Chan is extremely urgent because the flora here plays an important role in creating food sources and habitats for not only Oh, and black legs with species but also some other wildlife species are being investigated and discovered here. As known, Dong Nai Province is preparing investment plans afforestation, promotion of regeneration and raising the investment project to build an eco-tourism. Resort will create jobs for people living around the area, attracting foreign investment and endemic genetic resources conservation, medicinal plants and wild animals of the mountains to raise the idea Chua Chan mode in the conservation of biodiversity.