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24/4/2006 -- Vietnam Rare Animal And Plan Species Threatened By Extinction |
 | | A survey showed that since 1996, Vietnam has had 152 rare animal and plant species to be on the brink of extinction, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the UN Development Programme said. |
 | | Some of these species have only few individuals alive, such as Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, Tapirus indicus, Cynogale bennettii, Cervus nippon, Procypris merus and Crocodylus porosus, Vietnam news agency (VNA) reported Sunday. |
 | | The serious situation was attributed to the increasing environmental pollution, forest destruction and forest fires. |
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