A COMPASSIONATE, PROFESSIONAL, RESPONSIBLE TEAM
FIGHT FOR WILDLIFE
OPERATION & MANAGEMENT
NGUYEN VAN THAI
NGUYEN VAN THAI
Thai founded Save Vietnam’s Wildlife in 2014 after nearly a decade fighting for wildlife conservation in Vietnam.
In 2005 he joined the Asian Pangolin Conservation Program based in Cuc Phuong National Park: first as volunteer and then as program coordinator. After success in rescuing and rehabilitating pangolins, Thai was then responsible for all activities related to the captive management of carnivores and pangolins as the captive manager at CPCP. Thai has carried out many research projects both in captivity and in the wild, resulting in him co-authoring many published papers in international scientific journals.
He was chosen as one of 40 wildlife heroes in the Wildlife Heroes book, published in the United States in 2012 and in 2016 he was awarded the prestigious Future for Nature Award.
He is also Captive Ecology Vice-Chair of the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group. Thai’s success has stemmed from his devotion to threatened species backed by solid scientific research.
Thai has a Master of Science (Environmental Science) and Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management and Development from the Australian National University, and a Graduate Certificate in Durrell Endangered Species Management from the University of Kent and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
NGUYEN NGOC LAN
NGUYEN NGOC LAN
I am a Lawyer and graduated Master on Human right in Law faculty, Viet Nam National University, Ha Noi, and now continuing studying PhD on Human rights with scholarship of Australia. I. was involved in lobbying for making changes to some Labor law and Civil Code. I worked in a law company providing counseling and advice on economic law, family law, land conflict... and counseling for business on insurance for employees, labor contract, resolve conflicts among workers, between workers and employers… I had opportunity to exchange studied in Montana University and was one of 75 young leadership had official meeting with Barack Obama in Washington, US and exchange experience with EU parliament in Belgium in 2015 and 2016.
I now have more than 16 year experience working at local and international NGOs, business, organizing, writing training materials and delivering workshops in advocacy (policy advocacy; public advocacy); Gender equality, leadership, teamwwork. I also have experience in evaluation, as project evaluation, Organization evaluation; developing project evaluation … support/ advisor for CSO, CBO, state agencies on legislation and re-structure for sustainable development.
I have more than 10 years’ experience working as Leadership, likes Deputy Director of Local NGO, and National management for the Mekong region program, responsible for Human development, Organization development, project management and working with government agencies from 2011 to 2020.
From June 2020 to present, I am working Deputy Director of Safe Vietnam’s wildlife, responsible for activities related to law, advocacy including project development, project implementation, reviewing legal policies in Vietnam and consulting human development and Leadership; Giving advice to Anti-poaching team and SVW’s partners about issues related to law; working as a consultant and representative of SVW to solve issues related to legal processing of Anti-poaching team and SVW’s partners.
VU THI KIM ANH
VU THI KIM ANH
Kim Anh holds a bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Sunderland,UK in 2013. She is careful and eager to learn new things. Before joining SVW, she has almost 2-year-experience working in Accounting and HR Management for the private sector. With her knowledge and practical experience and the love of animals, she joined the team to contribute her effort to wildlife conservation.
LE TUYET CHINH
LE TUYET CHINH
Chinh was born and grew up near Cuc Phuong National Park. As a child, she regularly participated in conservation awareness-raising activities which were organized by Cuc Phuong National Park and the rescue centres.
Chinh is aware of the threats imposed on wild populations by human. She joined forces with SVW in 2020 as an accountant. She always hopes to contribute her ability to wildlife conservation with Save Vietnam‘s
Wildlife.
DUONG THI UT
DUONG THI UT
Ut has four years of experience in many international business projects as a translator, interpreter, and administrator. She joined our team in January 2016 as an Administrator Officer. Ut has two bachelor degrees of English for Science and Technology from Foreign Languages College and Business Administration from Economics and Management College, Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Ut is happy to use her many skills to contribute to wildlife conservation in Vietnam.
NGUYEN THI NHAM
NGUYEN THI NHAM
Graduated from University of Language & International study in Hanoi, Nham has three years of experience in tourism. During working as tour operator, she was also responsible for translating documents, controlling budgets and managing office staffs. Especially, she has not only concern to the nature, the environment but also the threats of them that human is facing. Nham believes strongly that each individual will play an important role in the Earth‘s protection and she hope to contribute her ability to wildlife conservation with Save Vietnam‘s Wildlife.
DINH THI MAI HUONG
DINH THI MAI HUONG
Having been the student from Thai Nguyen University of Foreign Language in major of billingual languages English and Chinese, Huong was continuously chasing her passion after graduated from university in 2014. She has experienced through working as English translator and interpreter since then. In addition, she had up-skill qualifications by being General Assistant in different FDI Company. Huong started her work at Save Vietnam’s Wildlife since 2022 as an HR-Admin Officer. She keeps working with full of responsibility and enthusiasm while her working manner is “work smarter, not harder”. In the future, she hopes to bring the highest efficiency at work and also bring energy to whatever she does to demonstate slogan she mentioned earlier.
DINH CONG THUC
ĐINH CONG THUC
Thuc has been behind the wheels for years, driving tourist buses from Vietnam to Laos. On the road, he witnessed many illegal wildlife trade and wished to do something to help. Joined SVW from November 2017, Thuc is our main driver for the educational program for children as well as animal rescue and release trips.
DINH THI NHUNG
DINH THI NHUNG
Nhung has lived and worked in a small Cuc Phuong village of Ninh Binh for many years. Having a passion for cooking and experience of cleaning and logistic helps Nhung to get the opportunity to work at SVW as a caretaker and logistics. She always hopes to work with at SVW for a long time and contribute to wildlife conservation in Vietnam.
LE MAI HANH
LE MAI HANH
Hanh joined Save Vietnam’s Wildlife in January 2022. This has marked a new milestone in her career after nearly 20 years working in educational and cultural areas. Having worked for a short time in conservation communication, and now, as a Deputy Director, in charge of Communications and Fundraising at Save Vietnam's Wildlife, Hanh is very happy to come back with more experience and readiness to contribute to the organization’s vision of 'Vietnam's wildlife is safe.'
For Hanh, protecting wildlife is also protecting our own lives. Simple, not fancy, but effective, like the vision set out by the organization. She believes that this message will no longer be 'foreign' to most Vietnamese in future.
She’s now looking forward to bringing her vast experience working in communication and marketing roles across different organizations, from businesses to schools and NGOs, to SVW.
Hanh hopes the opportunity of working in conservation again allows her to pursue a meaningful new career path, whilst being part of the dedicated team who work on the ground helping to conserve the wildlife, protect the environment, which in turn leads to protecting our own future.
VU THI THUY
VU THI THUY
Thuy is a communication officer at SVW since August 2021. She worked as a marketing specialist in tourism industry for ten years until deciding to dedicate herself full-time to working for wildlife conservation. Now, she enjoys working at SVW and hope to use her skills to make SVW’s fantastic works and efforts to be known around the world.
EX-SITU CONSERVATION
Rescue center in Cuc Phuong National Park
HOANG VAN THAI
HOANG VAN THAI
My name is Hoang Van Thai, I am currently coordinating the Pangolin and Small Carnivore Program in Cuc Phuong National Park. I love the forest; I love nature. Especially, I love wildlife, I am very happy to see them free in nature
I hope that my work is not only about myself but also that inspires people to love, cherish and preserve nature.
TRAN VAN TRUONG
TRAN VAN TRUONG
Truong is a local man living in Cuc Phuong National Park’s neighborhood and has a big heart for wildlife. Graduated with a Forest industry degree, he was looking for a chance to work with animals and nature and found us. Starting to work as SVW’s head keeper since April 2017, Truong wishes to be a part of our conservation efforts in Vietnam.
LE MINH CHIEN
LE MINH CHIEN
Le Minh Chien graduated from Vietnam National University of Forestry with a Bachelor degree in Natural Resource Management. Born and raised in Cuc Phuong with a passion for wildlife, Chien joined Save Vietnam’s Wildlife in October 2022 to gain professional skills and knowledge while contributing to conservation efforts on Vietnam.
TRAN NAM TRIEU
TRAN NAM TRIEU
Tran Nam Trieu graduated from the Vietnam National University of Agriculture, majoring in Veterinary Medicine. He has spent a year working in the wildlife conservation society. He engaged in a lot of research projects about veterinary in EPRC, Cuc Phuong turtle centre, and Hanoi Wildlife rescue centre. Trieu has a considerable interest in internal medicine management and zoonosis. He joined SVW as a veterinary assistant in December 2020, and since 2022, he officially became a veterinarian and keeps contributing his efforts to the rescue and conservation of wildlife.
BUI VAN THU
BUI VAN THU
As part of the Muong local ethnic community, Thu grew up aware of the threats imposed on wild populations by humans. Understanding the declining condition of his natural surroundings Thu decided he wanted to do something about it. Thu joined forces with CPCP in 2005 and is a dedicated hard worker, helping to change the future for Vietnam’s Wildlife.
DINH VAN TUAN
DINH VAN TUAN
Tuan has been working at CPCP/SVW since the beginning of 2015. Before that, he was a wildlife keeper at CPCP from 2008-2013. Being a part of local ethnic community, Tuan understands deeply about the nature and animals in Cuc Phuong. With his love, knowledge and enthusiasm for saving wildlife, Tuan is a conscientious contributor for CPCP activities and conservation works.
DINH VAN QUYEN
DINH VAN QUYEN
In 2007 CPCP was fortunate to have Quyen decide to team up with them. Quyen is an enthusiastic, passionate guy who believes in what CPCP is working hard to achieve. Quyen appreciates just what an amazing opportunity it is to be working with such rare species and it is encouraging to see the next generation choose a career benefitting the future of Vietnam’s wildlife.
Rescue center in Pu Mat National Park
NGUYEN SY QUOC
NGUYEN SY QUOC
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DANG THANH TUAN
DANG THANH TUAN
Tuan was born and grew up near the mountains of Pu mat national Park. When he was a child, he had a big love for animals. This is the reason why he learnt and graduated from Veterinary Medicine Department of Vietnam National University of Agriculture. Tuan knew SVW and has opportunity to contribute his ability to animals’ health care, treatment, rehabilitation and release back to the nature.
TRAN TUAN DUNG
TRAN TUAN DUNG
Born and grew up right next to the mountains, at the young age, Dung wanted to contribute his strength to care, rescue and release wild animals back into the wild. In 2018, receiving information about SVW’s recruitment, he applied and was accepted for the position of Keeper. Dung hopes to devote all her abilities to thenature.
EDUCATION OUTREACH
LE THI KIM NGAN
LE THI KIM NGAN
Le Ngan graduated with a major in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the Faculty of Biology, the University of Natural Science in Ho Chi Minh City. She has joined Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) as an Education Outreach Senior Officer since 2018. Before that, she was Wildlife Education Assistant at Wildlife At Risk (WAR) and Education - Communication Coordinator at Gaia Nature Conservation.
Ngan has come to believe that conservation education is a sustainable solution to protect nature and is closely related to the development of human society. From 2010 to the present, Ngan has been working with leading industry experts, coordinating as well as directly implementing programs that are diverse in forms, approaches, and audiences. She became one of the few conservation educators with diverse practical experience and skills. She multi-tasks from developing and designing educational materials, to coordinating and directly implementing educational programs in schools, nature experience programs in National Parks, raising awareness for local people in the buffer zones of key protected areas, along with building capacity and training courses about environmental education, communication events, and demand reduction.
T. T. THUY HANG
TRAN THI THUY HANG
Hang was born and raised in the land of Nghe An, which is known to be one of the most biologically diverse places in Vietnam, with the Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve, but also a hot spot for illegal hunting, trading, storing, transporting and using wildlife. Being aware of this, Hang desires to contribute to improving people's awareness toward wildlife conservation and promoting people's actions to join hands to protect wild animals.
Hang has comprehensive experiences and understandings of the government working system and the local cultures. She was also a social researcher of different projects and organisations such as Mekong Development Research Institute (2016), the Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI 2016 - 2017), Erahouse, Educational Farm System (2016 -2020). Especially since working at Save Vietnam’s Wildlife in early 2020, Hang joined multiple social researches as an investigator to survey illegal wildlife farms in Lam Dong and Dak Lak provinces. After that, she became the coordinator of demand reduction projects of SVW. She is responsible for assisting consultants to design background research, implementing surveys, developing campaign interventions, working with governmental agencies, coordinating, and monitoring the projects.
Hang graduated from Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, 2012 -2016.
NGUYEN THI VAN KHANH
NGUYEN THI VAN KHANH
Khanh dreamed about becoming a conservationist ever since she was a child, a dream that was definitely unpopular among kids her age. In 2019, Khanh graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and became a communication intern for some conservation organizations in the US. After a while, however, she decided that she wanted to focus on implementing conservation projects that are more hands-on and community-based, which prompted her to pursue a Master’s degree in Conservation Leadership at Colorado State University. For her final thesis, she had the opportunity to travel to Rwanda (East Africa) to conduct a social research project at Volcanoes National Park, one of the few homes to the endangered mountain gorillas. From here, she learned a great deal about conducting social research, the local culture and communities, as well as the inevitable role of local communities in protecting nature and wildlife.
Khanh joined SVW in September 2022 as a Demand Reduction officer, hoping to apply her communication skills, knowledge and experiences in conservation and social research to tackle the demand for wildlife products - the root cause that are driving many species in Vietnam to the verge of extinction.
D. T. THU HUONG
DINH THI THU HUONG
Huong has 18 years of experience working in nature conservation. Before joining Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW), Huong worked as a conservation educator at the Education for Nature Vietnam, which is Vietnam’s first local NGO, and an eco-tour guide at Cuc Phuong National Park, which is the oldest national park of Vietnam.
Born and raised near the forest, nature and wildlife have become an inseparable part of Huong’s life since her childhood. With her, life is only comfortable and happy when she returns to nature and sees wild animals. Huong desires to contribute her passion, capability, professions, and efforts to protecting the forest and its inhabitants. This aspiration motivated her to return to her homeland after graduating and become a wildlife educator to raise awareness and inspire local communities to take informed actions to save the precious wildlife. Huong joins SVW to continue to fight for wildlife and contributes to the sustainable development of SVW.
Huong held a Bachelor of Tourism from Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities since 2003.
NGO THI THUONG
NGO THI THUONG
Thuong - a nature & animal lover, was born in a land exploring the rich biodiversity of unspoiled wilderness in Nghe An. She has had a passion for working in education since childhood. As a student, Thuong participated in social projects as a core member of children's education and liberal education, such as the Phieu Linh project, Hult Prize on Campus,... and won 2nd prize in a research competition at the university level. Furthermore, Thuong also became one of 35 excellent members to get "Lead me lead you" scholarship of Thinking School.
After a journey of studying and working at NGOs in different projects' localities, Thuong returned to Nghe An to contribute to sustainable development and inspire the local community joining to protect nature and wildlife. Thuong graduated in International Studies, the University of Foreign Languages - University of Danang in 2020.
CONSERVATION RESEARCH
PHAM VAN THONG
PHAM VAN THONG
Pham Van Thong (born 18 September 1986) is a Vietnamese wildlife conservationist and a wildlife researcher. He has over 10 years work for a variety of NGOs in Vietnam in order to protect the endangered wildlife such as freshwater turtle and tortoise, pangolin and small carnivore. However, Thong has well known as freshwater and tortoise specialist. At first he started working with freshwater and tortoise over 10 years to protect the ancestor animal with his first role as project coordinator of protecting the rarest turtle of the world Swinhoe’s softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) in Northern Vietnam.
Since then, he took part in many other turtle research project and conservation activities. He has gained the master degree in Tropical forestry science at the join program between Vietnam national university of Forestry and The university of Göttingen, Germany with scholarship cover by Erasmus Plus and DAAD in 2018. During his working time, he has wandering in all corner of rivers, lakes and deep inside the jungle in Vietnam in order to search for the mystery turtle. He is also active as a communication officer that talked to school’s students, local communities around protected areas in order to change the altitude of hunting, killing wildlife to love wildlife.
He has applied his knowledge in recommendation to change the national law into beneficial to wildlife side. He also transferred his conservation passionate to youth in term of loving wildlife and encourage the young to be nature warrior as our Earth are critically threatened due to human destruction. In addition, he is primary author, co-authors of many publications regarding turtle and tortoise, small carnivorous and primate. With his effort, he has recognized as ASEAN youth leadership for biodiversity conservation. Thong has represented of Vietnam to be a specialist in tortoise and freshwater turtle working group of IUCN/TFTSG SSC. He has strong academic background as he is not only the author of the publication but he also plays the role of reviewer for reputation journal/fund (e.g. Journal of Nature Conservation (Elsvier) and Conservation Leadership Program fund (CLP)). At SVW, he took the role of wildlife research and species conservation manager with the mission of stop the extinction and recovery the endangered wildlife in Vietnam.
RUSSELL GRAY
RUSSELL GRAY
Russell J. Gray is a wildlife conservationist and ecological data analyst. His past work and collaborative experiences span over several Asian countries including Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Pakistan, and American countries including the USA, Belize, and Brazil. Russell has worked with a wide range of species with a broad analytical focus on movement ecology, community ecology, phylogenetics, invasion biology, and species recovery.
NGUYEN THI THANH HUYEN
NGUYEN THI THANH HUYEN
Huyen studied Environmental Science for her bachelor at VNU-University of Science and just got her postgraduate diploma in International Wildlife Conservation Practice from University of Oxford. She has five years of experience in wildlife conservation, from preventing illegal wildlife trade to conservation research. As a researcher at SVW, she has been involved in many projects such as biodiversity monitoring and pangolin tracking. She now expands her expertise to social research.
HA VAN NGOAN
HA VAN NGOAN
Ha Van Ngoan graduated with a major in natural resources and environmental management, Vietnam Forestry University. Ngoan has got more than 8 years of investigation of wild animals such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians... Ngoan was born in a mountainous area bordering Vietnam – Lao, because of his passion for forests and mountains, he desires to join and contributing his effort in the conservation of biodiversity, especially, conservation of wildlife.
LO TIEN BIEU
LO TIEN BIEU
Bieu was born in 1997 and graduated from Vietnam National University of Agriculture with a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics. Growing up in a mountain area near the border with Laos as a Thai ethnic minority, he understands the importance of wildlife conservation and its impact on human lives. Therefore, he decided to join SVW in 2022 as a researcher. With a passion for conservation and a strong understanding of agricultural economics, his goal is to work collaboratively with SVW's experts in wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation to develop innovative and effective strategies to mitigate the threats facing Vietnam's endangered wildlife. He is eager to learn from the team's experience and expertise, and he is committed to using his skills and knowledge to make a meaningful difference in the fight to protect Vietnam's natural heritage for future generations.
PHAM THI HA NGUYEN
PHAM THI HA NGUYEN
Ha Nguyen was a passionate student in the Environmental Management Master course at Nong Lam University – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She pursued an ERASMUS Exchange program in Trier University, Germany in 2019 - 2020, expanding her knowledge on environmental studies. During her studies, she completed modules on topics such as Environmental Management, Biodiversity Conservation, Wildlife Field Techniques, and Geographical Information Systems. Ha's love for the environment has led her to conduct research and engage in projects that help protect wildlife from declining and restoring their habitat. She strives to deepen her understanding of the biology and ecology of different species and the threats they face, ensuring that her conservation work is as effective as possible
ANTI-POACHING UNIT
HOANG THANH LONG
HOANG THANH LONG
Long graduated with a master's degree in Automation from the Military Technical Academy. He has not only extensive experience in the use of automated systems for monitoring, data collection and analysis in the military but also held positions of manager in the field of education. Joining SVW from November 2022 as Head of Law Enforcement Department, Long wishes to apply his knowledge and experience to jointly deploy, support members of the antipoaching team to complete the tasks successfully and participate in supporting and coordinating other groups of SVW to achieve the common goals of the organization.
NGUYEN HUU TRUNG
NGUYEN HUU TRUNG
Trung holds a bachelor’s degree in Nature Resource Management from Vietnam National University of Forestry in 2017. He is happy to use his knowledge and skills in planning and investigating the forest and to contribute to protect wildlife from poachers.
LUONG VAN NAM
LUONG VAN NAM
Nam was born and grew up in the buffer zone of Pu Mat National Park. Since childhood, he has lived near the forest, interacted with forests and wildlife, participated in extracurricular courses on environmental protection, wildlife protection and conservation and Pu Mat forest protection. He studied Forestry Major of Nghe An University of Economics. As soon as he had the opportunity, Nam applied for the position of Anti-poaching Officer of the Save Vietnam’s Wildlife. Here, Nam has really worked, protected directly wildlife from bad impacts.
VI VAN DINH
VI VAN DINH
Dinh was born and raised from the mountainous area of Nghe An with all his understanding of the culture and language, together with his jungle survival skills and experience. As a witness of the destruction of the forest and its wild animals by the hand of people from a very young age, Dinh has always wanted to contribute to conservation work. He graduated as a Forestry engineer from the University of Forestry in 2016. After working many different jobs, many related to nature and the forest, in 2019, he joined the SVW family as an officer of the anti-poaching team. Dinh is very proud of his work, and he continuously want to help with the protection of wildlife and nature
LOC VAN TAO
LOC VAN TAO
Originally from the mountainous District of Nghe An Province, Tao has a strong attachment to the nature, forest, people and culture here. After graduating from Vietnam National University of Forestry and through many different jobs, he is very proud to be Anti-Poaching ranger with SVW.
LOC VAN THANG
LOC VAN THANG
Born and raised in Ban Bung hamlet, Chau Khe commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe Anh province - a buffer zone of Pu Mat NP. In 2005, after finishing his highschool education, he went to serve in the military until finishing his service with distinction in 2007.
From 2007, he joined the Management Board of Con Cuong Protection Forest and successfully completed the task of Forest protection and Fire prevention in 2012. In 2012, he became a police officer and served the commune till 2018. During this time he witness and understand the status of the forest and of wildlife of Pu Mat NP
In 2018, after hearing of the recruitment news of the newly founded Forest Protection team in Vietnam, with his experience working as member of the Management Board of Con Cuong Protection Forest and as a police officer, he apply to devote himself to the protection of the forest and wildlife.
LANG VAN DIEN
LANG VAN DIEN
A graduated engineer from the class of 2016 from the Department of Forest Resource Management of the University of Forestry. My entire childhood was bound to the forest so I understand the importance of preserving forests and conserving biodiversity. I decided to join SVW in 2018, wishing to join hands to successfully protect and ensure the conservation of wildlife in Vietnam.
VI VAN TUYEN
VI VAN TUYEN
After graduating as a Forestry Major from the North West University, and experiencing many different jobs, Tuyen decided to join the SVW family in 2019 to protect the forest and its wildlife. Tuyen is very proud of his contribution to the mission that SVW is pursuing, which is “the prevention and recovery of endangered wildlife in Vietnam”.
VO DANG NGUYEN
VO DANG NGUYEN
Nguyen had a strong interest in the nature when he was a Child. He determined to graduate Forest Resource Management at Vietnam Forestry University. The more Nguyen learns about the forest, the more interested Nguyen becomes in this invaluable resource. Seizing the opportunity, right after graduated in 2019, he applied to work at SVW organization. Being a true people and always responsible for everything, Nguyen always tries his best to complete all assigned tasks and always wants to work this meaningful work as long as possible to contribute to the mission of wildlife conservation in Vietnam.
PHAM QUOC HOA
PHAM QUOC HOA
Hoa graduated from Forestry College in 2013 and Forestry University in 2017. As a young, patient and honest person, he would like to contribute to forest and wildlife protection.
LUONG TRUNG HAU
LUONG TRUNG HAU
Luong Trung Hau graduated from the Department of Forest Resources Management of the University of Forestry (class of 2010). He was born and grew up in the buffer zone of Pu Mat National Park in Con Cuong District, Nghe An Province. Being a child of the mountains and forests and realizing decrease in forest land, the depleted wildlife, with the love of nature and animals, wishing the animals safe, Hau has ioined SVW to contribute himself to the conservation work.
LUONG HAI KHAM
LUONG HAI KHAM
After graduating from the Forestry management department of the University of Forestry as an engineer in 2016, Hai had experienced many jobs. After 2 years of experience in the field of natural resources and environment, he came to SVW and became a Ranger of the Anti-Poaching team. He is very proud of his work, loves the forest, wild animals and the people here. He hopes that one day, his contribution will make a difference in the conservation of wildlife
NGUYEN DINH HIEP
NGUYEN DINH HIEP
Nguyen Dinh Hiep was born in 1994 and grew in the poor countryside of the West of Nghe An province, where has a tradition of studiousness and the birthplace of heartwarming folk songs with Lam river, mountains and forests that still bring green color of the nature after many years of harsh resistance. After graduating from Forest Management of Vietnam Forestry University, Hiep realizes that the wildlife and Forest resources are gradually disappearing and it is so harder to see in the nature (Extinction). With a love for nature and wildlife and desire to preserve biodiversity, Hiep joined SVW to contribute his energy in conservation in Viet Nam and abroad.
VI VAN TAM
VI VAN TAM
Vi Van Tam – Tam was born and grew up with the nature, the forest, the local people and the culture here, understanding how the forest near the village where he was born has changed.
He graduated from the University of Forestry in 2013. After getting his bacholor degree, he worked a lot of different jobs. Tam is proud of being a Anti – Poaching member of SVW as his child’s dream. With his passion and responsibility, he wants to dedicate himself to protect the forests and the wildlife. He will never stops until the forest and the animals are safe. We work together to fulfill the mission that SVW is aiming at!
VI DUC ANH
VI DUC ANH
Duc Anh was born in a mountain area of Nghe an province as a ethnic minority. In 2018, he graduated with a degree in forest natural management from Bac Giang University of Agriculture and Forestry. At the beginning of 2019, following the call of his country, Duc Anh volunteered to perform military service at the police department of Nghe An province. In 2022, after successfully completing his duty, returning with a love of forests, nature and wildlife, he applied immediately to SVW and was luckily accepted to work in the organization. Duc Anh is very excited and happy to work and protect forests and natural resources.
L. T. NGOC LAM
“I am extremely attracted by Save Vietnam’s Wildlife’s mission - that is a world where human choices ensure a sustainable future. I am happy to contribute to the realisation of the mission.” Lam said – a Girl of Anti –poaching team. Lam graduated with Forest Resources Management from the University of Agriculture and Forestry of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Lam joined Save Vietnam’s Wildlife in june 2021. She loves the forest and she loves nature. Especially, she loves wildlife, she is very happy to see them free in nature. She hopes that her work is not only for herself but also inspiring others to love, respect and preserve the nature.
TRUONG ANH TUAN
Tuan graduated with Bachelor degree in forest resource management at the Southern Forestry University in 2017. After completed school program, he did voluntarily military service. Tuan also worked in Fire protection and Rescue in three years and he has completed successfully the duties of a Vietnamese police. After have returned from the army, there is still a desire to devote to the dream work which protect the forests in Vietnam and wildlife animals in danger of extinction, he applied for a position of Anti-poaching officer at Save Vietnam’s Wildlife. This is also an opportunity for me to once again dedicate my youth to protect wildlife, their habitat and bring green color, beautiful and healthy life to all of us.
LY QUOC TAN
Tan was born in 1996 and grew up in Luc Ngan district of Bac Giang province. He graduated from Forestry University as an Engineer of Natural resource management in 2018. During my studies, I participated in many conservation research projects as well as conducted the conservation research of precious plant species at Na Hang conservation area in Tuyen Quang province.
Tan understands the importance of nature for the human stable development. Besides, Tan also has awareness of the threats that humans caused for nature and wild animals. He understands the intimate connection between the nature and human. Therefore, he joined SVW as an Anti - poaching Officer at Cat Tien National Park on June 7, 2021. He hopes to contribute his ability to the mission of Forest & Wildlife management and Conservation in Vietnam.
SOH AO JU LONG
Ju Long was born and grew up near the buffer zone of the forests in Lam Dong province, as a child of the mountains and forests, he noticed that the area of forest land is decreasing and wild animals are gradually disappearing. Ju Long graduated from Forest Resource Management of Forestry University. With his love for nature and animals, and the desire for animals to be safe, Ju Long joined SVW to contribute his ability to conservation of forest fauna and flora in Cat Tien National Park.
PHAM THANH THIEN
Thien was born and grew up in a rural area of Quang Ngai. With a passion and love for nature from childhood, after have graduated with a Bachelor in Forest Resource Management from Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry in 2020, he decided to join SVW. Thien wants to contribute his young and dynamic energy to the forest and wildlife conservation. Please join with him to carry out the mission that SVW is pursuing. “Stop the extinction and champion the recovery of threatened species in Vietnam”.
NGUYEN HOAI NAM
Nam was born and grew up in the hamlet of Tran Hoi commune, Tran Van Hoi district, Ca Mau province. After completing the political intermediate training program about administrative management of social order and Bachelor of Law, he has spent 6 years working as a permanent police officer in Tran Hoi commune. Nam has witnessed and handled many cases involving violators collecting bee and hunting wildlife illegally. By 2021, Nam accidentally has had information of Save Vietnam's Wildlife so he has applied for position of an Anti – Poaching Officer with the hope to protect and develop existing animals in Vietnam.
NGUYEN NGOC DUY
Duy was born and grew up in Vinh Long province in The Mekong River Delta without forest and no concept of forestry in the region. However, with the passion he studied and graduated with a bachelor degree in Silviculture in 2018 and master degree in Environment and Natural Resource Management in 2020 of Can Tho University.
Studied and participated in ODA projects with environmental concerns related to specific forest ecosystems in the Mekong River Delta, Duy has gained more experience and passion for the forestry. Therefore, he joined Save Viet Nam’s Wildlife (SVW) as an Anti-poaching Officer at U Minh Ha National Park in Ca Mau province. This brings plenty of motivation because he can contribute to the conservation of a typical wetland habitat of The Mekong River Delta where gradually narrowed by human impacts and climate change. In spite of not long time, he has felt the huge contributions of SVW members. They get me more motivation to strive for the sustainable development of the U Minh Ha forest ecosystem in particular as well as contribute to the green color of Viet Nam in general.
NGUYEN VAN CHINH
Chinh graduated Bachelor of silviculture of Environment and Natural Resource of Can Tho University. Born and grew up in Ca Mau - the last land of the country, when he was a child, he have witnessed deforestation and realized that forests are extremely valuable resources and the green lungs of human beings. Growing up with a spirit of love for the environment, Chinh loves to protect a clean, beautiful green planet and always hoping to be devoted to wildlife and forest protection.