Pu Mat National Park ( Central Viet Nam)

20/07/2016

Pu Mat National Park is located in the middle of the Annamite Pu Mat National Park is located in Anh Son, Con Cuong and Tuong Duong districts, Nghe An Province, about 130km from Vinh City.

The park, formerly known as Pu Mat National Reserve, covers an area of over 91,000ha and has 896 flora species, 241 mammal species, 137 bird species, 25 reptiles and 15 amphibians. Many scientists also see Pu Mat as Viet Nam’s great museum of animal gene pool.

Significantly, Pu Mat is one of Viet Nam’s rare forests such as Quang Nam, Danang, Ha Tinh and Thua Thien-Hue where sao la (long-horned bovid or scientific name Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) can be found. Sao la is one of the animals facing extinction, according to the World Conservation Union’s Red List of Endangered Species.

Together with many unique animals, the primitive forest also has many beautiful landscapes. Among the favourite destinations are the 150m Kem Waterfall, Giang River and ethnic minority villages in the forest such as Thai, Tho, Dan Lai and H’Mong.

The trekking tours, where travellers have an opportunity to explore the jungle and unique villages, are among the top choices for visitors of Pu Mat. These tours also allow visitors to speak to ethnic minorities and learn about their arts and culture, visit villages making brocades or tho cam and enjoy special food such as com lam (rice in bamboo cylinders).

20/04/2015

A place to play, a place to sleep, a place to meet friends and a place to eat.

14/03/2015

11/02/2015

Speedy came to check out the attachment of the new boards.

29/11/2014

. Is this our "poster child" for conservation SA/USA style? List big 5=ENDANGERED ON ESA!

"“For the animal shall not be measured by man......"

This is the result of "canned lion" hunting in SA, most hunters are from the USA; the USA "imports" more lions "trophies" to American soil than any other nation. There are less than 30K lions left in the wild. Elephants and rhinos are hunted in a similar manner as well. Why?

**S**H**A**R**E! we thank Chris Mercer Kevin Richardson Drew Abrahamson Paul Tully and others for their good work on behalf of lions, please LIKE Global March for Lions!

"For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth.” - Henry Beston

09/10/2014

The plight of rhinos in South Africa featured on the front page Lao D**g newspaper

Do Doan Hoang is one of the most well-known journalists in Vietnam who focuses on investigations of various environmental issues, and in particular of wildlife issues. As a member of the ENV - Rhinose Day delegation in South Africa for the past two years, Hoang has been very active in urging the Vietnamese public to end rhino horn consumption, through various talk shows, at many universities and via a series of articles in many influential newspapers in Vietnam. Pictured below is one of the most recent articles which exposes the truth about the severity of rhino slaughter in South Africa to the Vietnamese public. Hoang’s personal writing style allows the public to imagine themselves the nature of the horrific rhino massacre in South Africa. After just a few hours of sharing the articles on ENV’s Vietnamese page, the article has reached thousands of Vietnamese people, as well as those who read the paper itself. Many of them express their disgust and objection to rhino horn consumption and send their own messages to rhino consumers, stating how foolish they are for thinking that the use of rhino horn makes them special in any way.

23/11/2013

Pu Mat National Park has 1,841m-high Pu Mat Mountain which is dubbed as the second Fansipan in Vietnam. Visitors to the park are very interested in the wildness of the primeval forests and beautiful landscapes. There is the Kem Waterfall, 150m high, which looks like a white silk band. Its water runs all year round, spreading a spray against the heat of the southwestern wind, relieving the typical scorching weather of the central region in summer. The Moc Spring with clear water is cool in summer and warm in winter, so it is very attractive to visitors. Coming to this area, visitors can take a boat ride upstream on the Giang River to discover the splendid and superb beauty of the mountains and forests. They can also walk in the forests of Sang le trees (Lagerstroemia tomentosa) to see century-old trees which are about 50m high with a large canopy of leaves, listen to birds singing and enjoy golden sunbeams through spaces between the leaves at sunrise or sunset.

09/11/2013

We came across these pictures taken earlier this year, that give you a little more of the bears' and staff's morning routine at our Vietnam sanctuary.

This, of course, happens every single day of the year at the sanctuary's two double bear houses opening onto four open air enclosures.

This "enriching" process of making the enclosures as stimulating as possible for the bears takes place to a planned timetable to ensure it’s all carefully rotated and ever-changing. Every day is just a little different for the bears.

23/10/2013

23/10/2013

Pu Mat National Park ( Central Viet Nam) received envỉonmental awards 2013

10/10/2013

Nghean provincial

07/04/2013