Three rare plant species being conserved and expanded in Vietnam's Pù Luông Nature Reserve
Surveys in Pù Luông Nature Reserve found 130 Garcinia fagraeoides, 25 Cephalotaxus mannii and 120 Camellia pleurocarpa, prompting a conservation plan.
Published: 16/07/2024
Things you may not know about the Asian arowana, the 'dragon fish'
The Asian arowana, or dragon fish, is a rare freshwater fish listed in Vietnam's Red Data Book that can grow up to 90 cm, exceptionally 120 cm, long.
Published: 11/07/2024
Rare Owston's civets successfully bred in captivity in Vietnam
Ten rare Owston's civets have been born naturally at a wildlife conservation center in Cúc Phương National Park, northern Vietnam.
Published: 19/06/2024
New critically endangered plant genus and species discovered in Vietnam's Quảng Trị limestone mountains
Scientists have described a new endemic plant genus and two critically endangered species from limestone mountains in Quảng Trị, central Vietnam.
Published: 10/06/2024
Rare southern Vietnamese box turtle recorded in Vietnam's former Phú Yên province
The Critically Endangered southern Vietnamese box turtle can seal itself inside its shell completely, thanks to a hinged plastron.
Published: 06/06/2024
Three new plant species and six new records found in caves of northern Vietnam
Scientists have compiled the first checklist of cave plants in northern Vietnam: 337 species from 142 genera and 63 families.
Published: 03/06/2024
Rescued pangolins give birth in Vietnam
Two Sunda pangolins rescued from traffickers and cared for at a wildlife rescue center near Hội An, Vietnam, have given birth.
Published: 25/05/2024
Rare glossy ibis recorded in central Vietnam for the first time
Fourteen glossy ibises, a rare bird usually seen in southern Vietnam, have been recorded in central Vietnam for the first time.
Published: 17/05/2024
Ho Chi Minh City resident catches rare hornbill on rooftop garden trellis
A family in Ho Chi Minh City found a rare wreathed hornbill perched on a gourd trellis and handed it over to forest rangers.
Published: 14/05/2024
Rare white-headed langur "couple" spotted cradling their young on Vietnam's Cát Bà Island
Photos of two adult white-headed langurs cradling their newborns on Cát Bà Island, Hải Phòng, have drawn wide attention online.
Published: 07/05/2024
Over 1,000 artifacts more than 4,000 years old unearthed in Vietnam's Đắk Nông
Excavations at the Thôn 8 site in Vietnam's former Đắk Nông province uncovered 939 stone tools and 150 pottery sherds dating back some 4,500 years.
Published: 27/04/2024
Man reels in giant 6-meter, 130-kilogram oarfish
After a 40-minute struggle, a man in Taiwan hauled a giant oarfish nearly 6 meters long and weighing 130 kg ashore.
Published: 26/04/2024
Nearly 100-kg green turtle travels from Malaysia to Côn Đảo to lay eggs
A green turtle weighing nearly 100 kg and wearing a Malaysian tag came ashore on Hòn Bảy Cạnh, Côn Đảo, and laid 108 eggs.
Published: 24/04/2024
New bent-toed gecko species discovered in Lào Cai, northern Vietnam
The new bent-toed gecko has yellow tubercles scattered across its back and limbs, and the toes on each limb bend in the middle.
Published: 22/04/2024
New tree frog and orange-brown dwarf frog discovered in Vietnam
Scientists have described two new amphibians from northern Vietnam: Zhangixalus thaoae and Vietnamophryne aurantifusca.
Published: 15/04/2024
22 new caves discovered in Vietnam's Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng
Explorers have found 22 new caves in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng, Vietnam's "kingdom of caves," said to rival the 400 caves discovered there before.
Published: 15/04/2024
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