Photo exhibition in support of endangered species
Friday, 18:04, 28/03/2014
(VOV) -A week-long photography exhibition is underway in central Danang city to raise public awareness of the importance of conserving endangered species and their habitats.
The event, which opened on March 27, is part of a bio-diversity conservation project launched by the GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Center.
The exhibition showcases 100 photos, with four of them portraying the beautiful red-shanked douc langur (leaf eating monkey).
Posters and slogans calling for public support for the preservation of this rare Indochinese species are also displayed at the exhibition.
Son Tra peninsular is the habitat for around 300 red-shanked douc langurs, which are listed in Vietnam Red Book as endangered species, urgently in need of protection.