VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Luciocyprinus striolatus (locally known as pakang), one of fish species that are high risk of global extinction, have been found in the reservoir of the Nam Theun 2 hydropower plant in central Laos.
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SOME 36 endangered wildlife species, identified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, have been recorded in the Nakai-Nam Theun National Park in Laos.
The park’s executive director Savanh Chanthakoummane said last week that scientists studying wildlife species have acknowledged that they could not find these species anywhere else in the world.
Last year, the wildlife conservation group Association Anoulak, in cooperation with park authorities, set up a second large-scale camera trap wildlife monitoring programme in the national park.