Vietnam National Park - National Park in Vietnam
A new species of toad known to the scientific world as leptobrachium leucops is recently discovered by a team of scientists from Australia, the US and Vietnam, in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. The toad is nocturnal, 4.5 cm long and has partially white pupils, ridges on [...]
Located in Lak and Krong Bong districts, Dak Lak province and about 60 km to the south-east of Buon Ma Thuot town. This is a mountainous area which gathers many springs of Dak Lak. It is considered to be a charming ecotourism center which is no less attractive than the York Don National Park. The [...]
About 30km from Ca Mau City, U Minh Ha national park is a unique ecotourism destination because it is populated mainly by cajuput trees. It is easy to access to the forest as the asphalt road is smooth and even. U Minh Ha Forest has suffered heavy destruction during the two Viet Nam Wars from [...]
In 22 May 2012, the minister of natural resources and environment of Vietnam and the people committee of Dong Thap organized a celebration to achieve the certificate of Tram Chim National Park (TCNP) to be the fourth Ramsar area of Vietnam, and the 2000th of the world issued by the Ramsar protocol secretary board. Accordingly, [...]
The Investigation Police Agency in the northern province of Quang Binh on Wednesday began an investigation to look into the cutting down of three priceless Sua trees in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in April. Nguyen Van Hieu, head of the Investigation Agency said that individuals responsible for this act would face [...]
According to Nguyen Thanh Thieu, head of the Investigation Agency in charge of the Sua tree criminal case, lumberjacks had cut down more than just the three Sua trees in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. On the same day, Luong Ngoc Bich, secretary of the provincial Party Committee, was present at the park to [...]
Nearly all members of the Ramsar Convention’s Secretariat have reached an agreement to recognize Cham Trim National Park, of Dong Thap Mekong Delta province, as a Ramsar Convention of Wetlands of International Importance, according to the park’s director, Nguyen Van Hung. Nguyen Duc Tu, Water and Wetlands Coordinator of the International Union for Conservation of [...]
A huge forest fire has been raging in Hoang Lien Son National Park in Sa Pa District in the northern province of Lao Cai for the last three days, and all attempts to quell it have so far failed. The wild forest fire started on March 2 and soon spread to Seo My Ty Hamlet [...]
The Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong district of southern Dong Thap province has welcomed the return of some 35 red-headed (sarus) cranes, as floodwaters have receded since late January. The cranes muster in areas of the 7,600 ha park where their favourite food, water chestnuts, can be found. The sarus crane, with an [...]
The Wildlife Rescue Centre of Cat Tien National Park on March 3 received seven rare white-chested black bears from a business based in southern Dong Nai province. The bears will be released to the wild. This species, scientifically called Ursus Thibetanus, is also known as Himalayan or Asian black bears. They are now listed in [...]
