Pet Macaques in Vietnam: An NGO's Perspective.

In this article, we attempt to characterize the widespread trade in pet macaques in Vietnam. Data on confiscations as well as surrenders, releases, and individuals housed at rescue centers across Vietnam for 2015-2019 were opportunistically recorded. Data comparisons between Education for Nature Vietnam and three government-run wildlife rescue centers show that at least 1254 cases of macaque keeping occurred during the study period, including a minimum of 32 Assamese macaques (), 158 long-tailed macaques (), 291 Northern pig-tailed macaques (), 65 rhesus macaques (), and 110 stump-tailed macaques ().