Forest rangers on Côn Đảo Island, in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, are familiar with a busy schedule because they not only patrol the forests, they also have to protect aquatic resources.

On December 5, tens of rare timber trees such as chò (White Meranti), sến (Lauan, Meranti) and lim (ironwood) were found to be chopped down in the forest area in Village 5 in Trà Đốc Commune in Trà Đốc Nature Reserve in central Quảng Nam Province.

The Forest Protection Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been conducting an investigation into the trafficking of big-headed turtles (Platysternon megacephalum) in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp, Vietnam News Agency reported on Thursday.

Đoòng village in Tân Trạch commune, Bố Trạch district, Quảng Bình province, is home to the Bru-Vân Kiều ethnic minority group. The village is on a flat mound in the middle of a valley close to Én Cave and Sơn Đoòng Cave. With 10 households and about 42 members, the village is isolated and a mystery to tourists and travellers.

Hundreds of pine trees in Lâm Hà District in the Central Highlands Province of Lâm Đồng were allegedly poisoned to death, according to local authorities.

Valuable ancient trees in northern mountainous Hà Giang Province, some of which are hundreds of years old, are at risk of disappearing because of continued illegal logging that responsible agencies have been unable to curb.

Authorities in the Central Highland province of Đắk Nông on Monday confirmed they had started criminal proceedings against the head of a forest ranger team for his involvement in the illegal logging and trafficking of hundreds of cu.m of timber.

Elephants are considered humans’ best friends in the Central Highlands in Việt Nam.

Lâm Đức Du, a forest ranger on Côn Đảo Island in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, wakes up at midnight, picks up his flashlight and goes down to the beach to collect turtle eggs.

The Đồng Châu-Khe Nước Trong forest, in the central province of Quảng Bình is considered to be a region of high biodiversity that needs special preservation, however, after four years of research and discussion by experts and local authorities, the establishment of a nature reserve in the forest remains on paper.