Since the giant muntijac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) -- a critically endangered species of deer -- was found at the Bidoup-Núi Bà National Park in the Central Highlands’ Lâm Đồng Province in 2019, the park has been the only site in Việt Nam confirmed as hosting the species.
Kim Đồng Publishing House yesterday released a new book dedicated to wildlife, Chang Hoang Dã – Gấu (Wild Chang and Bear), the first volume in a series about wildlife protection.
Seventeen bears – which used to be kept in captivity and illegally traded to harvest their bile - are living in a bear conservation centre in the northern province of Ninh Bình.
A female sun bear was rescued yesterday after 15 years in captivity in a border district of Tây Ninh Province in southeast Việt Nam.
A farmer in the central province of Nghệ An was attacked by a bear while he was searching for dong leaves in a local forest.
A sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) kept by a family in the northern province of Nam Định was handed over to Việt Nam’s Bear Rescue Centre yesterday.