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The Buon Don Elephant Festival kicked off in the Central Highlands’ province of Dak Lak on March 12, as part of the ongoing 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival.

Cau treo Buon Don Tourism Center in Dak Lak province, ended the elephant-riding from February 10, and will convert this model to elephant-friendly tourism. The work is among the efforts to preserve elephant herds in the province and Vietnam as well.

An elephant named Voi Nam whose parents were born in Vietnam and gifted to Germany’s Leipzig Zoo in 1984 and 1985 by Ho Chi Minh City's authority has welcomed its second baby elephant in the zoo on December 20, 2022.

Quang Nam’s elephant species and habitat conservation area has been making efforts to fulfill its mission of protecting a herd of eight wild elephants – considered one of the last populations of the endangered Asian elephant in the central province.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will spend more than 55.4 billion VND (2.2 million USD) to convert the model of elephant-riding to elephant-friendly tourism.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, in coordination with Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV), on October 25 held a seminar entitled “Tourism companies join hands to promote the image of Dak Lak – an elephant-friendly destination”.

In Vietnam, elephants are classified as critically endangered in the Vietnam Red Book, and are included in the group with the highest conservation status, whose exploitation for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. ​

Cambodia on August 12 called for a greater participation from all stakeholders to protect and conserve endangered Asian elephants in its protected areas.

Facing the current serious situation involving the smuggle of ivory products and others related to elephants in the Central Highlands as well as other localities, experts hold that it is high time now for management offices to get involved in the fight against the evil and work out timely inspection and punishments.

Elephants, a biodiversity symbol of the Central Highlands, are on the verge of extinction due to the loss of biotopes and the ivory trade.

The Sai Gon Zoo and Botanical Garden’s staff and a group of students at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH) are making eco-friendly paper from elephant dung every weekend.

A workshop on the preservation of Asian elephants in Bac Tra My and Hiep Duc districts of Quang Nam province was held on May 19 in the central province.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has approved adjustments to an elephant conservation plan in Vietnam that was previously signed off for 2013-2020.

The Forest Protection Department in the southern province of Dong Nai recently received equipment, including 10 cameras and 60 camera traps, to better manage and protect elephants in the province.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has approved adjustments to an elephant conservation plan in Vietnam that was previously signed off for 2013-2020.

The People’s Committee of the central highlands’ province of Dak Lak and the Animals Asia Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on adopting an elephant-friendly tourism model. The MoU aims to end the use of elephant rides and other activities affecting the welfare of elephants in tourism and at festivals, contributing to conservation efforts in the province.

The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak and Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) on December 15 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the conversion of elephant-friendly tourism model.

Wildlife trafficking in Vietnam remains complicated both before and during COVID-19, a report released on June 18 by the People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) non-profit organisation showed.

Yang Tao Elephant rocks are located in Yang Tao commune of Lak district, about 40km from Buon Ma Thuot city center along National Highway 27.

The Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has suggested that the destruction of confiscated elephant tusks should become a practice, and only samples are preserved to serve education and scientific res