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“Elephant land” garden to preserve Central Highlands culture

To preserve the uniqueness of the culture of the Central Highlands, 37-year-old Vo Minh Luan has travelled all over the country collecting artifacts about elephants for over 10 years.

Two wild elephants spotted in Quang Nam forest

Two wild elephants have been found in a forest in the central province of Quang Nam’s Hiep Duc District.

Wild elephants destroy farm products in Dong Nai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wild elephants recently destroyed farm products belonging to residents in Thanh Son Commune in the southern province of Dong Nai, Ngo Van Son, 

Lack of care leads to elephant rampages

For centuries, residents in Phuc Son Commune, central province of Nghe An have lived comfortably with wild elephants, but as bamboo forests - the main diet of many elephants - are replaced with industrial trees, 

Experts emphasize elephant conservation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only around 100 wild elephants, and an additional 60 in captivity, remain in Viet Nam, with most living in Dak Lak, Dong Nai and Nghe An provinces, a conference on elephant conservation heard on Wednesday.

VND74 billion for protecting wild elephants in Dong Nai

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment has approved a VND74 billion budget for a project on urgent protection of wild elephants in the southern province of Dong Nai,

Dong Nai: Wild elephants need urgent protection

 VietNamNet Bridge – Frequent conflicts between wild elephants in the southern province of Dong Nai and local residents have increased the need for urgent protection of the endangered mammal.

Nghe An’s people unprotected from wild elephants

 VietNamNet Bridge – A constant fear of attack from wild elephants pervades the commune of Phuc Son. It’s a fear that locals have been forced to live with for the last many years.

Dak Nong authorities want to chase-off wild elephants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have asked competent agencies to chase away a herd of three wild elephants that are destroying houses and crops in a commune in Cu Jut District.

Secondary school students join wildlife protection programme

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 30,000 secondary school students in HCM City will take part in wildlife conservation activities, with a focus on Asian Elephant conservation under the SOS programme that kicked off last Thursday.

20 wild elephants disturb town, attack people

 VietNamNet Bridge – Yesterday, September 26, a herd of wild elephants with about 20 heads disturbed people in village 5 in Ea Sup town, Ea Sup district of the central highlands province of Dak Lak.

Wild elephants destroy crops in central highlands

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the central highland province of Dak Lak are losing their crops as wild elephants from local forests continue to feed on their crops.  

Dak Lak plagued by wild elephants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmer Nguyen Van Hai in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak does not dare to stay alone overnight in his small thatched-leaf shelter to protect his 1-ha corn field.

Plan aims to help wild elephants

 VietNamNet Bridge – The forests along the Viet Nam-Laos border were once home to many wild elephants. But today, barely 100 remain.

Plan to save last elephants

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has given the go-ahead to a plan to protect elephants from extinction and breed domesticated ones.