Human-wildlife conflict one of the greatest threats to wildlife species: WWF and UNEP report

Conflict between people and animals, from wolves preying on cattle in Idaho, USA; to Việt Nam’s wild elephants raiding farms for food and water; to a crocodile killing hundreds of people in Burundi, is one of the main threats to the long-term survival of some of the world’s most emblematic species, a new report from WWF and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned.

People benefit from Green Annamites Project Nearly 30,000 people have benefitted from improved natural resource management and biodiversity conservation thanks to the Green Annamites Project in Quảng Nam and Thừa Thiên-Huế provinces.

Life differs from lore for elephants

In reality the number of loving, helpful elephants are decreasing at an alarming rate, and whereas conservation efforts are being discussed and funded, elephant breeds are still under serious risk of extinction. 

Herd of endangered elephants found in Quảng Nam Province A herd of eight Asian elephants – an endangered species listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – has been found living in an elephant conservation area in Nông Sơn District, Quảng Nam Province.

GPS tracking launched to monitor wild elephants

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Việt Nam, in co-operation with Đắk Lắc Elephant Conservation Centre, plans to launch a GPS supervision project on wild elephant herds found in the province.

Nghệ An to spend more than $800,000 on elephant conservation

The central province of Nghệ An will spend VNĐ19 billion (US$818,000) on elephant conservation by 2025, a conference heard on Monday.

Central province to restore forest for endangered langurs

The central province plans to allocate a fund of VNĐ100 billion (US$4.4 million) to restore a 100ha forest as a safe habitat for a herd of gray-shanked douc langurs (pygathrix cinerea) living in Đồng Cổ Village, Tam Mỹ Tây Commune of Núi Thành district in 2019-28.

Elephant conservation project receives more funding

NGO Animals Asia and the Agriculture and Rural Development Department in Đắk Lắk Province have signed a co-operation agreement for elephant conservation in Việt Nam from 2019-22.

Đồng Nai adds more electric fences to protect wild elephants

The Forest Protection Department of Đồng Nai Province has asked permission from the province’s People Committee to erect more electric fence systems to resolve conflicts among residents and elephants in the area.

 

Electric fence not enough to protect elephants: experts

While the erection of an electric fence has proven effective in resolving conflicts between wild elephants and people in this southeastern province, it is not a long-term solution, experts said.