GPS collars to be used on wild elephants in Dak Lak
GPS collars will be fitted to 28 wild elephants in the Yok Don National Park in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, a workshop heard on June 29.
GPS collars will be used on wild elephants in Dak Lak. (Photo: nongnghiep.vn)
Dak Lak (VNA)– GPS collars will be fitted to 28 wild elephants in the Yok Don National Park inthe Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, a workshop heard on June 29.
The workshop was heldby the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Vietnam and the provincial Departmentof Agriculture and Rural Development in the city of Buon Ma Thuot to consult relevant parties on the project.
WWF project consultantThai Truyen said the collars will allow rangers from the provincial centre forelephant conservation, animal rescue and forest protection and the Yok Don NationalPark to track the location of the elephants and predict their movements in anattempt to prevent conflicts with humans, he said.
It is the first timeGPS collars for elephants have been used in Vietnam, Truyen said, adding thatit is critical for the project to receive help from experienced foreign expertsas well as technical and financial support from the WWF and Animals AsiaFoundation (AAF).
If the project isapproved, Vietnam will need to learn from other countries, said Dr. Cao Thi Ly fromTay Nguyen University, underscoring the importance of training and experiencesharing for staff at the centre and the Yok Don National Park.
According to Tran XuanPhuoc, director of the centre, if the project gets approval, it will beimplemented in the 2022 – 2023 rainyಌ season./.
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GPS collars will be used on wild elephants in Dak Lak. (Photo: nongnghiep.vn) 
