The 'magic eyes' following animals day and night on the Truong Son mountain range
Thứ Ba 03/10/2023 , 02:20 (GMT+7)(VAN) More than 100 camera traps, considered 'magic eyes' capable of taking pictures of wild animals all day and night, were supported by the VFBC Project for Bidoup Nui Ba National Park.
More than 100 camera traps, considered "magic eyes" capable of taking pictures of wild animals day and night, were supported by the VFBC Project for Bidoup Nui Ba National Park.
Bidoup Nui Ba National Park has an area of nearly 70,000 hectares, belonging to the southern Truong Son forest ecological region, most of which is closed evergreen subtropical humid forest. This is a typical forest for the subtropical forest ecosystem with diverse forest types such as closed sub-type mixed broadleaf forest, subtropical humid coniferous forest; Mossy forest subtype; sparse coniferous forest type (three-leaf pine) slightly dry subtropical low mountain; bamboo forest style; mixed bamboo forest type with broadleaf forest; closed evergreen, subtropical humid, medium mountain forest type.
Besides the diverse and rich flora and fauna in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, there are often gaur (Bos gaurus); chamois (Naemorhedus sumatraensis); Truong Son striped rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi), giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis)... To ensure biodiversity conservation, the Project "Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation (VFBC)", funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is being implemented here, specifically the "Biodiversity Conservation" component by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development deploys.
In this component, in addition to providing GPS devices and smartphones using SMART software to support the patrol process for the unit's staff, the VFBC Project also provides more than 100 state-of-the-art camera traps and other related equipment. This is an important infrastructure system to monitor and record images of wild animals living on an area of nearly 70,000 hectares of Bidoup Nui Ba National Park.
At Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, there are more than 70 species listed in the Vietnam Red Book, IUCN and CITES. The park has a special presence of large ungulates and recently discovered Truong Son striped rabbits and giant muntjacs, of which the giant muntjac belongs to the critically endangered group, Bidoup Nui Ba National Park can be the last environment of this species in Vietnam. To capture images of these species, "magic eyes" camera traps are very important equipment. With automatic operation, the battery maintains enough operation for dozens of days, these are very effective assistants for the garden's authorities.
Up to now, 112 "magic eyes" camera traps have been installed throughout the forest area of Bidoup Nui Ba National Park to survey, monitor and evaluate the level of biodiversity, especially wild animal populations. In addition, the VFBC Project trained 28 staff from the Bidoup Nui Ba National Park Management Board to carry out camera trapping activities. Specifically, WWF experts will participate in setting up camera traps, instructing on placement, how to clean up the surrounding area to get angles, and how to use the equipment.
The project also organized 2 training courses on environmental interpretation skills for Bidoup Nui Ba National Park and communities participating in ecotourism and environmental education with about 50 participants.
In addition, VFBC also organized training on initial document preparation and situation handling skills for 27 Bidoup Nui Ba National Park staff. In addition, the project trained 5 Lac Duong Forest Ranger Department officers to support law enforcement in the field of forestry outside the forest range of Bidoup Nui Ba National Park.
In addition, the VFBC Project also builds a biodiversity database and user application for Bidoup Nui Ba National Park to store species data and attract the community to participate in conservation and ecotourism. Create an interactive environmental education model for local students and tourists to raise awareness and promote conservation.
Translated by Bao Ngoc
