Taskforce in national park rescues hundreds of trapped animals The rescuers need to be in good health to go on forest trips for days at a time and they need to love the forest and wild animals.

Unique forest task force team

To win a spot on the team you have to be healthy, love the forest and animals and have enough skills to live in the forest for a long time.

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.

Poachers imprisoned for killing two rare langurs The Con Cuông District People’s Court in the central province of Nghệ An has sentenced five poachers to a total of 13 years and six months in prison for violating regulations on protection of endangered, precious and rare animals.

Good governance recommended to promote new global conservation standard

Since the establishment of Cúc Phương National Park in 1962, Việt Nam’s Government has devoted huge efforts to developing a system of protected and conserved areas, experts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced at a workshop on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

Two rare langurs killed in Pù Mát National Park

Forest rangers in the central province of Nghệ An have detained five men for allegedly killing two langurs in the province’s Pù Mát National Park.

The hidden story of Asia’s Most Nature-Friendly Resort 2018 According to ‘the king of resorts’ Bill Bensley, an architectural masterpiece must appreciate its environment and “rely on” natural beauty to shine in a different way. InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort is a testament to Bensley’s architectural philosophy.

Endangered pangolins returned to the wild

Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW), in co-operation with Cúc Phương National Park has successfully released 25 Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) into a safe habitat for the species.

Ninh Thuận to boost tourism

The central province of Ninh Thuận will continue to offer more incentives for tourism investment in order to make the province a safe, friendly and exciting destination to visit. That’s the message from People’s Committee chairman, Lưu Xuân Vĩnh who was speaking at a conference yesterday.

Lack of care leads to elephant rampages

For centuries, residents in Phúc Sơn Commune, central province of Nghệ An have lived comfortably with wild elephants, but as bamboo forests - the main diet of many elephants - are replaced with industrial trees, things are changing. Many elephant herds are now finding it difficult to find enough food to survive