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Some endangered species in Cuc Phuong
are Clouded Leopards, Golden Cats, Asiatic Black Bears, leopards,
Brown Hornbills, the Slow Lorris, Pangdins, several species of bats,
Red-Billed Squirrels, the Delacour Langur, the Binturong and Owston
Palm Civets. These animals are endangered because people have hunted
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The Delacour Langur lives on limestone hills and eats the leaves of certain trees. They have also lost their habitat. The Delacour Langur can only be found in and close to Cuc Phuong National Park. The Binturong is a nocturnal animal in the civet family. It lives in mature forests and feeds on fruit, insects and birds. Binturongs are also good swimmers and good divers. The Binturong is native to the Cuc Phuong region. Owston Palm Civets is a small forest-dwelling carnivore that is endangered due to the loss of habitat and being hunted. It is a difficult animal to breed, as its breeding season is only 6 - 8 days per year. There was cause to celebrate in 2000 when two Owston Palm Civets were born and they took the number born at Cuc Phuong since 1997 to nineteen. Six kinds of cats used to live around the Cuc Phoung National Park. They were the Clouded Leopard, Golden Cat, Leopard Cat, Fishing Cat, Leopard and the Indo-Chinese Tiger. Due to being hunted and the loss of habitats the leopard population dropped and for many years none were seen. In the last 12 months there have been three reported sightings of leopards. In September 1999 an adult leopard was seen sleeping by the road near the border of the park, and later local villagers reported another sighting. On the 17th of May 2000 there was a third sighting of a leopard, this time by a scientist, who reported that the adult leopard looked to weigh about 45-50kg. The Cuc Phuong Centre needs money to help
build new cages, to train more people and to educate the local community.
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