Amazing family saves primates

Last update 15:45 | 30/01/2018

VietNamNet Bridge – The Endangered Primate Rescue Centre in the Cuc Phuong National Park is run by enthusiastic experts who have overcome many problems over the past 20 years. Le Huong & Hong Van pay them a visit.

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In the family: Hien (left) and Tilo have nurtured their happiness at the centre. Courtesy Photo of the family

A bright morning and the sun sends fragile rays through layers of leaves in Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

The twittering of birds and chattering monkeys is a natural alarm for staff at the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre (EPRC).

Two attendants slowly walk on the path between the trees and cages of primates that need special cares. They talk about the monkeys they put geographical positioning rings on yesterday. They will release them back into the wild in few days.

For the past 20 years, Nguyen Thi Thu Hien and Tilo Nadler have enjoyed the start of each day walking round the centre. Tiếp tục đọc “Amazing family saves primates”

New national park established in Cao Bang

Last update 16:22 | 15/01/2018

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision to establish the Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park in the northern province of Cao Bang.

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Phia Oac – Phia Den National Park will be a more popular destination to tourists. — File Photo

The park is aimed at protecting the local ecology and diversity, comprising 90 genres of plants and 58 rare animals as well as cultural values, landscapes and ecological environment.

The park, which used to be a nature preservation area, has been established to protect the natural forest area and increase the green cover from 84 per cent in 2016 to 95 per cent by 2030, creating a more conducive environment for flora and fauna. Tiếp tục đọc “New national park established in Cao Bang”

Should there be a cable car system in Bach Ma National Park?

Last update 07:50 | 28/08/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have expressed concern over plans to build a cable car system in Bach Ma National Park in Thua Thien-Hue province. vietnam economy, business news, vn news, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, vn news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, Vietnam breaking news, Bach Ma park, cool climate, cable car
Deputy director of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial Planning Department Hoang Viet Trung on August 15 confirmed that the province has submitted to the Ministry of Construction a proposal to develop a Bach Ma spiritual eco-tourism and resort complex with a cable car.

The cable car is expected to start in Cau Hai area and end at the villa in Morin Hotel. There would be three stops, including one at Do Quyen waterfall. Tiếp tục đọc “Should there be a cable car system in Bach Ma National Park?”

Vietnam to launch tours through Son Doong Cave as controversial ladder installation backed

Oxalis has been allowed to take tourists through Son Doong from entrance to exit from 2018

By Tuoi Tre News

October 7, 2017, 15:01 GMT+7

Vietnam to launch tours through Son Doong Cave as controversial ladder installation backed
The ladder at the ‘Vietnamese Wall’ inside Son Doong. Photo: Oxalis
Quang Binh authorities have finally approved a plan to install a ladder inside the north-central province’s famous Son Doong Cave, allowing tourists to explore through out the world’s biggest natural cave instead of returning to exit after reaching its end.

The Quang Binh administration has green-lighted the ‘ladder solution’ despite widely objections that it may destroy the stalactites that are millions of years old inside Son Doong. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to launch tours through Son Doong Cave as controversial ladder installation backed”

New project to preserve ancient red pine trees in Quang Ninh

Last update 11:38 | 03/10/2017

The Prime Minister has approved a project to preserve ancient red pine trees at the Yen Tu National Forest in Uong Bi city of the northern province of Quang Ninh.

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The ancient red pine trees at the Yen Tu National Forest in Quang Ninh province (Photo: http://www.laodong.vn)

The project will be implemented at a cost of about 26.26 billion VND (1.16 million USD) in 2017-2021.

The funding will be used to care for the 237 living red pine trees, upgrade infrastructure of existing nursery gardens, cultivate seedlings of the species and collect red pine trees that grow in the wild. Tiếp tục đọc “New project to preserve ancient red pine trees in Quang Ninh”

Three new caves to open to tourists at Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang

The caves are part of an exploration tour to become available in 2018

By Tuoi Tre NewsSeptember 24, 2017, 11:25 GMT+7

A photo taken inside Over Cave at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province. Photo: Jungle Boss

The tourism department of central Vietnam’s Quang Binh Province has just concluded a survey of a new tourist route across three natural caves in the province’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

The caves – Dai A, Over and Pygmy – are part of the Vom cave system in the park’s ecological restoration zone. Tiếp tục đọc “Three new caves to open to tourists at Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang”

Cable car and resort plan raised for Bach Ma National Park

Last update 14:52 | 08/09/2017

The Ministry of Construction has asked the authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province to gather opinions from experts and the public before building a large-scale resort project and cable car system on Bach Ma Mountain.

 

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Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon from Bach Ma Mountain.

Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Dinh Toan asked Thua Thien-Hue provincial authorities to consider several issues including the project land, road adjustment and required utility lines. Toan also said there was absolutely no evidence that the project could attract 500,000 visitors a year. Tiếp tục đọc “Cable car and resort plan raised for Bach Ma National Park”

Snake-hunting rampant in protected Vietnamese forest

Snake hunters have been risking their lives in order to make a living

By Tuoi Tre News

September 5, 2017, 11:34 GMT+7

Snake-hunting rampant in protected Vietnamese forest
The hunters wade across streams throughout the night to stalk on snakes and other wild animals. Photo: Tuoi Tre
A number of ethnic minority men from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have been making a living hunting snakes, including venomous ones, in a strip of forbidden forest for over a decade now.

As night falls, men from the Chau Ma and S’tieng ethnic minority groups will leave their hamlets inside a strictly protected area of Cat Tien National Park and head toward the springs. Tiếp tục đọc “Snake-hunting rampant in protected Vietnamese forest”

Vietnam PM gives in-principle agreement to Phong Nha cable car line

The national park is home to the famous Son Doong Cave

By Tuoi Tre News

August 26,2017, 11:29 GMT+7

​Vietnam PM gives in-principle agreement to Phong Nha cable car line
En Cave is seen in Quang Binh, north-central Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre
A proposal for a cable car in Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has received in-principle agreement from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who requested however that the plan be thoroughly studied.

The national park, located in the north-central province of Quang Binh, is also home to the famous Son Doong Cave, currently the world’s largest. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam PM gives in-principle agreement to Phong Nha cable car line”