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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Killing the Kouprey? There is no question in the minds of MRI scientists that chemical defoliation works in Viet

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ecology: Defoliating Viet Nam | 2/23/1968 | See Source »

...areas could threaten the existence of some animal species that depend on foliage for food and concealment and are already close to extinction. One of these is the douc langur, a colorful monkey that lives almost entirely on leaves. Also endangered are the Indo-Chinese gibbon and the rare kouprey, a remnant of a mid-Miocene ancestor of modern cattle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ecology: Defoliating Viet Nam | 2/23/1968 | See Source »

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