Vietnamplus

A web portal collecting data of natural resources and wildlife conservation in Da Nang City has been introduced.

Authorities of Son Tra district, in cooperation with the Centre of Biodiversity Conservation and GreenViet, have started researching the protection of the rhesus macaque monkey to drive troupes of monkeys back to the Son Tra Nature Reserve in the central city of Da Nang.

Thanks to their distinctive and unique appearance, the red-shanked douc is considered “Queen of primates”. There are more than 400 individuals of this rare species across Son Tra Peninsula, the central city of Da Nang, at present.

Forest rangers have been attempting to drive troupes of monkeys (stump-tailed macaques) back to Son Tra Nature Reserve in the central city of Da Nang.

A wildlife rescue and conservation team, with the support of the Da Nang-based Douc Langur Foundation, has released two civets – an endangered species – and an Asian water monitor, in the Son Tra Nature Reserve.

A male stump-tailed macaque, or Macaca arctoides, has been released into the wild of the Ba Na-Nui Chua nature reserve after undergoing nine days of treatment at the central city-based Truong Son Viet veterinary clinic.

Central Vietnam's first forest school has been launched in Son Tra Nature Reserve to provide an outdoor education site for school students in the central city of Da Nang.

The InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort has won four accolades at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2018 gala ceremony recently held in Lisbon, Portugal.

Capturing images of red-shanked douc langurs has long been a passion for journalists in Da Nang city. Beyond the hobby, they also hope to convey the message of protecting the primate.

A new amphibian was discovered by a group of scientists and biologists in the Son Tra Nature Reserve in the central city following researches between 2012 and 201

Recent rapid construction of more than 20 hotels and resorts in Son Tra Nature Reserve is threatening the survival of highly endangered langurs and other wildlife.

The Vietnam Association of River Basin and Coast Protection plans to publish 300 photo books of the Son Tra Nature Reserve in the central city of Da Nang to raise funds for protecting its biodiversity.

The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam will begin inspection on the controversial Da Phuoc International Urban project, along with all investment and construction projects on the protected Son Tra Peninsula.

Nguyen Thanh Giang, a 12-year-old student in Hanoi, was impressed by a photo of the Sphingidae Moth Caterpillar terrifying predators with its snake-like shape.

An art space has been launched on the east side of the Rong (Dragon) bridge in Tran Hung Dao street as part of the city’s street art programme in hosting the 2017 APEC Economic Leaders Week in Nov.

GreenViet, an NGO in Da Nang, will launch a warning application for smart phone users to alert of violations against animals and vegetation in the Son Tra Nature Reserve.

Tourism construction on Son Tra Peninsula could come to a dramatic halt.

The Southern Institute of Ecology has discovered three new plant species unknown to the world in the Son Tra Nature Reserve during a three-year research and revaluation of its biodiversity, Dr Luu Hong Truong told a recent scientific conference in Da Nang.

Nearly 200 scientists, biologists and conservationists, have unanimously agreed that the construction of all buildings in the Son Tra Nature Reserve should be stopped immediately.

The central city of Da Nang plans to petition the Prime Minister for adjustments to the Son Tra Master Plan in order to better protect the eponymous nature reserve.