Building green fences for elephant preservation in Quang Nam

Update: 06/10/2023
A 43-thousand-USD project on planting green fences with black locust trees at the Elephant Species and Habitat Reserve in Nong Son district (Quang Nam province) was financed by the United States Forest Service.

Wild elephants in Nong Son

Earlier, the same projects were carried out in Que Lam commune (Nong Son district) in 2019 and 2021.

The projects are expected to help reduce human-elephant conflict, increase the local income by harvesting black locust fruit.

Black locust trees

Reported by X.Hien - Translated by Q.Thu

Source: Quang Nam News - en.baoquangnam.vn - October 4, 2023