The Endangered Asian Species Trust (EAST) is a UK charity established by Monkey World-Ape Rescue Centre (UK) and the Pingtung Rescue Centre (Taiwan).
EAST aims to support conservation of Asia’s endangered wildlife through its flagship centre of Dao Tien Endangered Primate Species Centre, in South Vietnam. Here, the team rescue endangered primates who have been smuggled from the wild for the black market trade, rehabilitating them to health and life in the trees before releasing them into protected forest.
By supporting the government to uphold its laws on smuggling, and population support through managed releases in protected forest, EAST tackles the illegal wildlife trade. EAST recognises that community support is vital and has developed a number of programs to include the local communities in prtotecting the incredible wildlife on their doorstep.
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Thermal camera helping keep up with pygmy loris Rebecca and Dan after return to the wild – you can follow them to!
Primates in our care
At Dao Tien Endangered Primate Species Centre in Vietnam we care for rescued endangered primates
Latest News & Updates
Kizzy’s Family of Five Return to the Forest- Thanks to Support from ARCUS Foundation
In 2024, EAST released five southern golden-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus gabriellae) back into newly protected forest in South Vietnam. The adults Kizzy and Dong were both fitted with Lotek Lite Track GPS/ satellite collars and are being successfully monitored post-release. In September the family of five (Kizzy, Dong with offspring Bich, Tuyen and Fizzy) were transferred […]
The release of six gibbons in 2019
In 2019, EAST released six gibbons back into protected forest in South Vietnam. As well as tracking these individuals, the team are already preparing to release another family in 2020… In May we started our gibbon releases with single female Bien, then in September we followed on with Misu’s family, Misu, Limhuyen and their three […]
Animal welfare remains at the forefront of our work
Dao Tien strives to achieve an international standard of welfare and husbandry. Sometimes we receive traumatised gibbons that need a little extra care, or time out, such as Amelie, an over-friendly juvenile golden-cheeked gibbon. She is a confident soul with adults but not so friendly with similar-aged peers. When it was time for Amelie […]