Tag: conservation
Hotel vandalizing Ma Pi Leng Pass highlights clueless administration
The recent commotion surrounding the Panorama hotel in Ha Giang shows the provincial administration’s ineptitude in managing its most precious resources.Journalist Vu Viet TuanThe...
At Saigon zoo, animals and humans are family
Over 40 employees of the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden have forged close bonds with more than 1,000 animals they take care of every...
Wild monkeys turn scavengers in Da Nang peninsula
In Da Nang’s Son Tra Peninsula, monkeys are foraging trash dumps for food, exposing themselves to diseases, experts warn.These days wild monkeys on the...
Treated as food and pet, Asian water dragon endangered in Vietnam
An Asian water dragon in the wild in Vietnam. Photo courtesy of the Vietnam National Museum of Nature.The Asian water dragon has been hunted...
Inside Southeast Asia’s largest bear rescue center
The Vietnam Bear Rescue Center in the northern province of Vinh Phuc provides a semi-wild environment for bears that get a second chance.Two bears...
Hanoi photo exhibition celebrates Vietnam insect diversity
An exhibition of pictures of 38 insect species found in Vietnam taken by Saulo Bambi and Vu Van Lien has opened in Hanoi."Exploring insect...
Ha Long Bay tourism boom sees illegal constructions mushroom
The tourism upsurge in Ha Long Bay has seen an explosion of illegal constructions in its core zone.In a belated action, authorities of Quang...