Being passionate about plants and sticking to plant research, especially flowering plants, TS. Do Van Truong , Vietnam Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, famous scientist for many discoveries for new species, dedicates his youth to focus on research in this field. TS. Do Van Truong on a field trip. Along with the professional work such as biodiversity research, plant resources … an important part of the TS’s indispensable work. Do Van Truong and colleagues to find and identify new species for science. And each new finding is published is a special story with lots of sweat and tears. TS. Do Van Truong recalled that in 2017, when he was on a field research trip in Kom Tum, he was on his way back to Nha Trang and happened to be surfing on Facebook and saw a young friend posting a picture of a tree wildly. See photo, TS. Do Van Truong saw that this was a very strange tree, never seen before. Immediately exceed 200 km to enter Binh Dinh area and approach strange trees. Arrived, TS. Do Van Truong received guidance from a local resident and confirmed that it only took half a day to both go and return. So at 10:00 a.m. the group set off with their inventory of a few loaves of bread for a makeshift lunch in the woods. As expected, about 2 hours later, we have reached the place where there are strange trees. The team was very happy and spent an hour observing, describing, recording, and collecting samples of strange plants to study. Due to the fact that indigenous people have a clear understanding of the terrain in the area, the group decided that when they returned, they would not return to the old road but approach another forest area to find a trail back to the village. However, the more you get lost. 5:00 pm, darkness collapses, only 2 small biscuits left, the phone has no waves, cold weather and small rain. The group decided to stop and approach the nearest mountain to hope for phone waves, because according to many years of experience in the jungle, TS. The more you know, the more you get lost and lose your energy. Hunger, cold, and even panic occasionally rekindled. 5am ​​the next morning, TS. Do Van Truong and his colleagues decided to go back to the old way. The group went continuously for 5 hours to reach a large stream flowing back to the village and met two communal militiamen who were on a mission to “find stray scientists”. As it turned out, during the night, many of the people in the village were unable to sleep because of their anxiety. The police, the military, even professional hunters were mobilized to find you. “It was a memorable trip in life. Hungry, thirsty, arriving in tattered clothes. Luckily, this strange tree was later researched and identified as genus (Michaelmoelleria F.Wen, YGWei & TVDo, gen. Nov.) And plant species (Michaelmoelleria vietnamensis F.Wen, ZBXin & TVDo, sp. nov.) new to world science ”Dr. Do Van Truong said Michaelmoelleria vietnamensis F.Wen, ZBXin & TVDo, sp. nov. The feeling of a winner TS. Do Van Truong added a memory, that is in 2018, during a trip to investigate and survey the flora of Vu Quang National Park (Ha Tinh), on the way back, colleagues discovered a tall vines. , beautiful flowers immediately take it and send it to you. At this time, TS. Do Van Truong is working in China, when he received the photo, he had a premonition that this was a very strange plant in his group. TS. Do Van Truong on a field trip When he returned home, he decided to find this vine. By the end of 2020, TS. Do Van cooperated with Vu Quang National Park to conduct a field trip to an area where strange plants were recorded before. This is a dangerous terrain and very far from the ranger station, so the group decided to sleep in the forest with determination to “hunt” with strange trees. At 6 am, the group will start their journey from the ranger station until 4pm to reach the desired area. However, within a radius of 1 km where colleagues used to take pictures, PhD. The red-eyed field still cannot see vines or regenerated seedlings of strange plants. TS. Truong commented that it is possible that individuals of strange plants have died due to the strong impact of previous droughts. At 5:30 it was dark, the group decided to camp, rest and drink wine for the sad: “Quiet space, darkness covered, and depressed mood. That feeling, I still remember until now ”, TS. Do Van Truong recalls. 7:30 the next morning, TS. Do Van Truong decided to search again, in the hope that the tree has flowers, that is to bear fruit, and is a source of seeds for regenerating seedlings. This is an area where the forest is not affected, definitely the trees are just around somewhere. He went back and forth many times, digging through the forest ropes, he finally found, it was a tree trunk lying hidden in a large cluster of trees. “At that time, she was sweaty and tired. But the feeling of victory is great ”. Up to now, on the basis of the results of analysis and research, PhD. The school has confirmed that this is a new plant species for world science, named: Aristolochia vuquangensis TVDo, sp.nov. Aristolochia vuquangensis TVDo, sp.nov. Fruit for efforts Hard, even dangerous, however, TS. Do Van Truong has received “sweet fruits”. In the period 2010-2020, PhD. Do Van Truong and colleagues have discovered and described 1 genus and 28 new species of higher plants for world science, of which 1 genus and 22 species were discovered and described in Vietnam. Also in the period from 2010-2020, PhD. Do Van Truong and colleagues have published a total of 26 scientific works describing new plant species in international journals. In which, 23 works were published in prestigious international magazines. According to TS. Do Van Truong, research to discover and describe new species for science, especially newly discovered species in Vietnam is of great significance. The first is to highlight the role and importance of biodiversity in Vietnam, which is a solid scientific basis for classification for conservation and application research. learning, probiotics …). In addition, scientists initially researched, propagated and successfully conserved a number of new species. This is an important basis to conduct research activities to develop precious plant genetic resources in Vietnam for the needs of use (medicinal herbs, ornamental plants, food for insects …), making an important contribution to the process. process of conservation and sustainable development of wild plant species. There are many concerns Being enthusiastic and pursuing plant research for many years, PhD. Do Van Truong said that he himself still has a lot of concerns. “Vietnam is a country with high biodiversity, but we do not have an in-depth research program on Vietnam’s flora. This is very unfortunate. We hope that there will be a unit with sufficient expertise and international relations to conduct a methodical and extensive research on the flora of Vietnam ”, PhD. Do Van Truong confided. One more concern of TS. Do Van Truong, that is attracting young people to participate in plant research. Part of the reason is that basic research is always a “silent” industry that has not been given adequate attention and investment. Moreover, the difficult life makes many young people who graduated from school are not eager to do research but turn to another direction. “If this situation continues, not knowing after 10-20 years, who will we marry to continue our work”. 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On March 23, 2021, while gardening, Mr. Le Quang Hoa (Yen Trung village, Tan Lam Huong commune, Thach Ha) discovered and caught a pig-tailed monkey.

The information that Mr. Hoa caught the pig-tailed monkey was quickly known to many people, some people in Ha Tinh city offered the price from 4 to 10 million VND to buy back. However, all negotiations were unsuccessful when Mr. Hoa announced that he would hand over the monkey to the functional industry for release to the natural environment.

“Thanks to the propaganda of the local authorities and the forest rangers, we are very aware of the conservation and preservation of rare and rare wildlife. In addition to carefully taking care of the monkey in 3 days of captivity, I reported to the local authorities to have a solution ”- Mr. Hoa shared.

Thach Ha District Forest Protection Department and functional departments have identified a 9 kg pig-tailed monkey, belonging to a group of endangered and rare animals, so it handed over to Vu Quang National Park for release to the wild. At the time of handover, the monkey was in stable health.

It is known that from 2018 up to now, Thach Ha Forest Protection Department has received 6 rare animals including 5 monkeys and 1 turtle individual voluntarily surrendered by the people. Particularly in the first 3 months of 2021, the unit received 2 individuals of pig-tailed monkeys and moldy monkeys from Mr. Le Quang Hoa’s family (Yen Trung village, Tan Lam Huong commune) and Ms. Tran Thi Phuong (Lien Pho village, commune Thach Hoi).

Propaganda and mobilization of people to protect and preserve rare animals has been actively implemented by Thach Ha Forest Protection Department for many years.

On the morning of March 27, fishermen Vo Quang Hoa (Dong Tay Xuan village, Cam Ha commune, Cam Xuyen) released their nets in Cua Nhuong waters and caught a rare sea turtle.

According to authorities, a sea turtle weighing 5.2 kg, a red shell, and a yellow underbelly is a rare animal in the Vietnam Red Book. Anh Hoa has contacted the local authorities to release the sea turtle back to the natural environment. This is considered a beautiful act of local people to conserve the environment.

Fishermen Vo Quang Hoa releases rare sea turtles to the natural environment (photo by Phan Tram).

The voluntary handover of wildlife to the natural environment by local people has made an important contribution to biodiversity conservation efforts. Some even spend money to buy wild animals from hunters and hand them over to the forest rangers. For example, in 2018, on the way home from work, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tue (living in Thach Linh ward, Ha Tinh city) discovered a resident selling a golden monkey (belonging to group 2B) for 2 million VND, so he purchased to return to the forest rangers.

Director of the National Park Vu Quang Nguyen Danh Ky said: “From the beginning of 2020 up to now, the unit has received about 560 individuals including monkeys, turtles, pythons … from the people. Among the individuals that voluntarily surrendered, there are many animals of high economic value. That shows that, when people’s awareness of protecting wildlife is increasing, the propaganda is more effective ”.

Vu Quang National Park receives monkeys from the Provincial Police Environmental Police Department to release them to the natural environment.

According to the Director of Ha Tinh Forest Protection Department, Hoang Quoc Huan, the propaganda, dissemination and education of the law on the management and protection of endangered wildlife and wild animals has always been paid special attention. and regularly renew the contents and forms in order to raise awareness among civil servants and all walks of life.

Since then, people’s awareness and responsibility for wildlife protection has been raised. In 2019 up to now, the unit has organized 68 deliveries between people, forest rangers and forest owners with a total of 625 individuals; Of which 97 individuals are endangered, precious and rare wildlife species of group IB, IIB, such as: langurs, monkeys, cool-eyed civets, civet civets, hornet python, king cobra, old bird bracken, spoonbill, eagle, turtle; 528 common wild animals such as: Hon, horn, bird …