Building green fences for elephant preservation

QNN 04/10/2023 07:15

(QNO) - 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
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
black locust trees

Reported by X.HIEN - Translated by Q.THU

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