Working to ensure a future for Vietnam's primates
Our Story
For 25 years the EPRC has been active in the conservation of Vietnams threatened primate fauna.
This is our story
Over the lifetime of EPRC we have rescued more than 300 rare primates from the illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam.
1991 Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) initiates a project in Cúc Phương National Park (CPNP) to assess the status of the Delacours langur.
1993 EPRC Founded
EPRC is founded by Tilo Nadler, project manager of the FZS. Confiscation of the first primates, two Delacour langurs.
1995 EPRC in CPNP
EPRC gets a 1-hectare area in Cúc Phương National Park, its final location
1997 EPRC Expands
EPRC expands with a 2-hectare semi-wild area.
2001 EPRC Expands
EPRC expands again with a 5-hectare semi-wild area.
2006 EPRC Expands
EPRC expands with another 1-hectare enclosure area.
2007 First Release
The first release of Hatinh langurs at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
2011 First Release
The first release of Delacour langurs to Van Long Nature Reserve.
2013 Zoo Leipzig
Zoo Leipzig takes over full support and management of EPRC.
2016 EPRC Expands to 9 ha
EPRC covers 9-hectare, houses 160 animals and employs a team of 35 staff.
Rescue & Rehabilitation
Rescuing and rehabilitation endangered primates confiscated from illegal trade
Captive Breeding
Establishing captive populations of highly endangered primates species
Reintroduction & Release
Releasing primates successfully into suitable habitat
Learning & Teaching
Gaining and disseminating knowledge that inspires our community to contribute to the survival of Vietnams primate fauna
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The DELACOUR’S LANGUR & Frankfurt Zoological Society
For more than 50 years nothing was known about one of the world’s rarest primate species, the Delacours langur (Trachypithecus delacouri). The species was discovered in 1930 not far from Cuc Phuong National Park during a French expedition led by the famous French zoologist Jean Delacour. Two skins had been obtained from a local hunter, but there was no sighting of a living animal before 1987 in Cuc Phuong National Park. This was the impetus for the Frankfurt Zoological Society to begin a project in Cuc Phuong National Park. The goal of the project was to gather information about the status of the species, their biology, and ecology, and to improve the protection of the only known distribution area.
Agriculture puts a huge strain on the water supply while causing it to be even more polluted.
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Tilo Nadler
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Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
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More than 300 rare primates rescued!
The Delacour’s langur is endemic to a small section of northern Vietnam. Named for French-American ornithologist Jean Théodore Delacour. It is considered to be one of the world’s most endangered primate species.
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