ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Vietnam is a hot spot of biological diversity, but local and international conservation groups are struggling to halt what amounts to animal genocide. Its wild populations, already hemmed in by habitat destruction because of an exploding human population, are being shot, snared and live-captured so efficiently that national parks and other natural areas are now mostly afflicted with “empty forest syndrome.” Nearly all of the many primate species are at risk of extinction. Some of this is because of national appetites for Eastern traditional medicine in Vietnam and neighboring China, and the “rampant demand for wildlife meat in urban restaurants.” The author Stephen Nash visited #Vietnam to learn more. Visit the link in our profile to read his @nytimestravel report. @davidterrazas_photo shot these photos of a red-shanked douc #langur; the Bich Dong Pagoda in Tam Coc Gardens; Hatinh langurs; limestone formations at #TamCoc; Murphy, a male sun #bear; and a view from Mua Cave, Tam Coc.」4月5日 22時12分