Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) 🥂– An exhibition on the endangered Saola opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Hue city on April 30 has caught people’s interest.
It is taking place at the Tu Tuong Park as part of the ongoing Hue Festival.
It provides visitors with information on the rare species and conservation efforts as well as the province’s ecological diversity.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Vietnam and the provincial forest ranger department co-organised the event, which lasts through May 2.
The Saola, also, infrequently, Vu Quang bovid (scientific name: Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), is one of the world's rarest large mammals found only in the Truong Son Range of Vietnam and Laos.
Related to cattle, goats, and antelopes, the species was defined following a discovery of remains in 1992 in Vietnam’s Vu Quang Nature Reserve by a joint survey between the Ministry of Forestry and the WWF.
According to the WWF, with its unusually long horns and characteristic white markings on the face, the saola is a strong symbol for biodiversity in Lao and Vietnam. The species has two parallel horns with sharp ends, which can reach 50cm. These are found on both males and females, probably as a means of defense.-VNA
The central province of Quang Nam has decided to establish a conservation zone for Sao La (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) , a wildlife species at risk of extinction living along the border between Vietnam and Laos.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Vietnam on June 8 launched the project “Annamites Carbon Sinks and Biodiversity” to avoid deforestation and forest degradation, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
The People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has decided to establish a nature reserve for the Sao la (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), a rare animal that is indigenous to the central Truong Son mountain range on the border of Laos and Vietnam.
The People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has decided to establish a forest management station in the Sao la Nature Reserve in the locality in a bid to protect the rare fauna and flora in the area.
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The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
The Saola (Photo: David Hulse/WWF)
