In order to preserve Popa langur from Mount Popa, the Mahagiri Group will conduct campaigns under the theme “Don’t catch, don’t sell” on 11 November, which is designated as Popa Langur Conservation Day.
Popa Langur is a species of monkey found only in Myanmar with its population of about 300 In the world, and as they are beautiful, there may be cases of them being caught and sold as pets.
11 November has been designated as Popa Langur Conservation Day by the Mahagiri group in cooperation with the locals and this is the third time event.
“As for Popa Langur conservation, this year will be the third time. Together with locals, we have designated 11 November as Conservation Day and are focusing on advocacy campaign. Because this monkey is beautiful, people want to keep them as pets, so we will invite guests and make campaigns to not to keep them as pets. In previous years, we invited people and made plans to climb the mountain. Doing this disturbed the monkeys, so this year we will not go into the forest. Instead, we will conduct a campaign of “Don’t catch, don’t sell,” for Popa Langur Day. We will hand out pamphlets,” said Ko Tin Ko Min of the Mahagiri group.
In addition to Popa, Popa Langur lives in other places such as Hpa-an, Bago Yoma and Pyadalin cave, and such campaigns have been necessary to be launched in some areas to not kill and eat them, he said.
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