(VOVworld) - Nine globally endangered species have been discovered at Phong Dien Nature Reserve, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, through camera traps.

A photo of Chrotogale owstoni taken by camera trap (Photo: phongdiennr.org.vn)

The detected animals include “cay van” (Owston’s palm civet, or Chrotogale owstoni) and “cay giong soc” (large-spotted civet, or viverra megaspila), which are listed as endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The large-spotted civet was recorded in the wild most recently by camera traps in Phong Dien Nature Reserve last June. It is believed to be possibly extinct in China and Vietnam. Meanwhile, camera traps have only found Owston’s palm civet in Phong Dien Reserve in 2016 and in Sao La Reserve, also in Thua Thien-Hue, in 2015.