Endangered Asian Species Trust

EAST is a charity that invests in sustainable wildlife conservation, the people it influences and those who influence it, in South East Asia.

EAST's main goal is to support Governments in their desire to cease the illegal wildlife trade and provide support for Asian nationals in discovering and conserving their own unique wildlife.  Through facilitating people in the protection of the wildlife in their region, we aim to help provide a sustainable legacy for future generations.

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Conservation

2010

Post-release monitoring of rehabilitated pygmy loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) in Cat Tien National Park, using radio collars.

In February and March 2010, six pygmy loris were returned to the wild: three on Dao Tien and three into continuous forest in Cat Tien National Park. Once released, the loris were monitored to ensure a successful integration back into their forest habitat.  The experience gained from this process will be used to help develop Government guidelines for future releases in South Vietnam.  The post release monitoring team consisted of Vo Thanh Binh, Marina Kenyon, Carla Welpelo, Pham Thi Thuy and Nguyen Thai Truc Linh.
 

Pygmy loris release
 

Radio collared loris released
in Cat Tien National Park

Released female loris
in day sleeping position


For further information on these releases, please see pygmy loris on the 'Our Primates' page.
 
Carla Welpelo, Vo Thanh Binh, Pham Thi Thuy, Nguyen Thai Truc Linh and Marina Kenyon.

 

2009 

Radio tracking workshop.

In July Professor Kurtis Pei from Pingtung University held a training workshop on radio collars and tracking in Cat Tien National Park.  This session was pivotal in preparation for our first primate releases at Dao Tien.  Dao Tien staff, Cat Tien Technical staff and Kiem Lam all attended.

Professor Kurtis Pei conducting the workshop
Cat Tien Kiem Lam
practice radio tracking