Pygmy hippopotamus boar; unlike those of the common hippo, the pygmy hippo's teeth have no value. The effects of West Africa's civil strife on the pygmy hippopotamus are unknown, but unlikely to be positive. The pygmy hippopotamus can be killed by leopards, pythons and crocodiles. How often this occurs is unknown. "C. liberiensis" was identified as one of the top-10 "focal species" in 2007 by the Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) project. Some populations inhabit protected areas, such as the Gola Forest Reserve in Sierra Leone. Basel Zoo in Switzerland holds the international studbook and coordinates the entire captive pygmy hippo
Protected areas of Vietnam beach where the sea turtle nestle is located on a promontory bordering a marine park with coral reefs; 11 species of turtles, both terrestrial and marine are recorded. Global conservation concerns are serious in view of anthropological pressures in the area particularly for black-shanked douc ("Pygathrix nigripes") highest number in Vietnam, pygmy loris ("Nycticebus pygmaeus"), Asian black bear ("Ursus thibetanus"), sun bear ("U. malayanus"), large-antlered muntjac "Muntiacus vuquangensis" and Siamese fireback ("Lophura diardi"). The total Fauna recorded in the park consist of 72 mammal species and 181 bird species. Bats are also common; "Cynopterus brachyotis" is the endangered species out