A COMPASSIONATE, PROFESSIONAL, RESPONSIBLE TEAM
FIGHT FOR WILDLIFE

OPERATION & MANAGEMENT

1. OM Thai

NGUYEN VAN THAI

Executive Director

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.

1. OM Lan

NGUYEN NGOC LAN

Deputy Director

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.

Nguyen Huong

NGUYEN THI THU HUONG

Grant Coordinator

NGUYEN THI THU HUONG

With over seven years of experience coordinating community development programs and projects, Huong aims to contribute to conservation and work with SVW and the donors to protect wildlife.

Do Hanh

DO MINH HANH

Director's Assistant

DO MINH HANH

Hanh was born in Hanoi city and graduated in Management and Business Administration. Observing how nature is polluted and destroyed, the love for nature and animals in her heart always urges her to contribute to protecting wildlife. She started to volunteer in environmental projects from high school until now. Working in SVW, which has opened her eyes to how humans treat wildlife animals and how passionate and how much effort her colleagues have for their conservation work, motivates her to contribute to the organization and support conservationists.

1. OM KAnh

VU THI KIM ANH

Finance Manager

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.

1. OM Chinh

LE TUYET CHINH

Finance Officer

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.

1. OM Ut

DUONG THI UT

HR-Admin Manager

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.

1. OM Nham

NGUYEN THI NHAM

HR & Admin Officer

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.

Admin Dinh Thi Thu Huong

DINH THI MAI HUONG

HR & Admin Officer

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.

Thuc

DINH CONG THUC

Driver

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.

1. OM Nhung

DINH THI NHUNG

Janitor

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.

Jasmine FUCO

JASMINE GOULD

Communications and Fundraising Advisor

JASMINE GOULD

 

Trang Nguyen

Communications Officer

Trang Nguyen

Nhung FUCO

DONG CAM NHUNG

Communications and Fundraising Officer

DONG CAM NHUNG

With 3 years working in Marketing and Communication department at NGOs and businesses in Vietnam, along with the love for wildlife and animals, Nhung hopes to join SVW in delivering the message of wildlife conservation, not only to our beloved donors and partners but also to all animal lovers in the world.

Trọng FUCO

VU DUC TRONG

Graphic Designer

VU DUC TRONG

Trong has been graphic design officer of SVW since April 2023. Trong did the design for 3 years until deciding to spend full-time for wildlife conservation. Trong hopes his designs can enhance conservation awareness to more people.

EX-SITU CONSERVATION

Rescue center in Cuc Phuong National Park

Hoang Thai

HOANG VAN THAI

CPCP Manager

HOANG VAN THAI

Thai is currently coordinating the Pangolin and Small Carnivore Program in Cuc Phuong National Park. Thai loves the forest and nature. Especially, he loves wildlife, he's very happy to see them free in nature

Thai hope his work is not only about himself but also that inspires people to love, cherish and preserve nature.

Tran Truong

TRAN VAN TRUONG

Rescue Coordinator

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.

Minh Chien

LE MINH CHIEN

Head Keeper

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 Trieu

TRAN NAM TRIEU

Veterinarian

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.

Truong Anh

TRUONG NGOC ANH

Veterinarian

TRUONG NGOC ANH

Anh's childhood was always surrounded by air, light, sound, and an environment polluted in Ho Chi Minh City, where she was born and raised for 25 years. She always desires to see beautiful nature, incredible creatures, and especially animals. The first dream to become a veterinarian came to her when she was 13 after much consideration, and she knew at that time she was willing to dedicate her life to animals. Then she goes straight to only one unique big goal: being a professional wildlife veterinarian in both skills and morality. After finishing the Advanced English program of Veterinary Medicine from Queensland University at Nong Lam University in Ho Chi Minh, she joined the SVW family. She believed working at SVW is one of the unique parts of her journey to saving animals and nature and bringing a better quality of life to any living creature.

Bui Thu

BUI VAN THU

Animal Keeper

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 Tuan

DINH VAN TUAN

Animal Keeper

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 Quyen

DINH VAN QUYEN

Animal Keeper

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

2. CA Quoc

NGUYEN SY QUOC

Rescue Centre Manager

NGUYEN SY QUOC

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2. CA Tuan 2

DANG THANH TUAN

Head Keeper

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.

Bui Bich

BUI NGOC BICH

Veterinarian

BUI NGOC BICH

After finishing the Veterinary Medicine program at Nong Lam University, Dr.Bich used to work at small animal hospitals. Later on, she decided to work in the conservation field with the hope that she could help more animal species.

2. CA Dung

TRAN TUAN DUNG

Wildlife Keeper

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.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

3. EO Ngan

LE THI KIM NGAN

Education Outreach Coordinator

LE THI KIM NGAN

Ngan graduated with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, from the Faculty of Biology, at the University of Natural Science in Ho Chi Minh City. From 2018 to the present, Ngan has been in charge of coordinating Education and Outreach in Save Vietnam's Wildlife. Before working at SVW, she was a Wildlife Education Assistant at Wildlife At Risk (WAR) and an Education - Communication Coordinator at Gaia Nature Conservation. Ngan has accumulated working experience with leading experts of the education conservation field to implement programs that are diverse in forms, approaches, and audiences, since 2010. Ngan constantly learns and tries herself in many different roles to develop multi-tasking abilities from management and building capacity, building strategies, to coordinating and operating specialized projects on education, awareness raising, and behavior changing. She became one of the few conservation educators with diverse practical experience and skills. And for more than 10 years of dedication to the cause of preserving Vietnam's natural resources with patriotism and nature-lover, Ngan has always believed that nature conservation education is a long-term solution towards a safe and sustainable development society.

Nguyen Thi Van Khanh EO

NGUYEN THI VAN KHANH

Demand Reduction Coordinator

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, integrating the local culture and communities into conservation, as well as the inevitable role of local communities in protecting nature and wildlife. Joining SVW ‘s Demand Reduction in September 2022, Khanh strives 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.

3. EO Huongg

DINH THI THU HUONG

Livelihood Officer

DINH THI THU HUONG

Huong has 20 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 as 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 joined Save Vietnam Wildlife in 2021, as a community connection officer in the field of promoting ecotourism and community livelihood development in national parks and Nature Reserve areas in Vietnam. In addition, Huong is also taking on the role of Education Outreach Officer to raise awareness about nature and wildlife conservation for the local community and tourists at the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Education Center, Cuc Phuong National Park. With the desire to contribute part of her efforts to wildlife conservation and the development of Save Vietnam Wildlife.

Huong has held a Bachelor of Tourism from Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities since 2003.

Ngo Thi Thuong EO

NGO THI THUONG

Education Outreach Officer

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.
 
Do Hanh

DO MINH HANH

Demand Reduction Officer

DO MINH HANH

Hanh was born in Hanoi city and graduated in Management and Business Administration. Observing how nature is polluted and destroyed, the love for nature and animals in her heart always urges her to contribute to protecting wildlife. She started to volunteer in environmental projects from high school until now. Working in SVW, which has opened her eyes to how humans treat wildlife, how passionate and how much effort her colleagues have for their conservation work, motivates her to contribute to the organization and support conservationists.

Lam Uyen

LAM HUYNH UYEN

Demand Reduction Officer

LAM HUYNH UYEN

Uyen holds a bachelor's degree in Socio-Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City. Anthropology is a comprehensive study of human beings. During her study, she had opportunities for fieldwork, in-depth interviews, and participant observations in many ethnic communities. She realized that ethnic communities play an important role in sustainable development- ensuring the balance of three things: developing the economy but not forgetting to protect the environment and preserving the cultural identity.

Becoming a Demand Reduction Officer at SVW, with the knowledge she has learned from the university, Uyen hopes to be able to change local communities' awareness, perception, and behaviors towards the ultimate goal of improving their roles, rights, and involvement in conservation. She also hopes to contribute to applying indigenous knowledge to implement effective conservation policies… Overall, she hopes her works would bring benefits and better lives for both humans and wildlife.

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MOONG TRA MY

Education Outreach Intern

MOONG TRA MY

My is a member of the Kho Mu ethnic group. She was born in the mountainous district of Ky Son - Nghe An province, where the border with Laos is just a river away from Nam Mo. Since My was a child, she had to witness scenes of forests being cut down, extermination of rare wild animals, surfer the pain and helplessness when witnessing relatives being swept away by floodwaters. From there, she wants to do practical things to change the awareness and behavior of the community and repel tragedies from the destruction of nature.

With knowledge of Pedagogy at Vinh University, she joined the Community Engagement team of SVW. She wants to apply her skills and strengths to contribute to raising awareness and inspiring the communities in the buffer zone of Pu Mat National Park and Nghe An province. She believes that protecting nature and wildlife is to protect the lives of ourselves, our families, and our ethnicities.

Nhi EO

LE TRAN YEN NHI

Education Outreach Intern

LE TRAN YEN NHI

Nhi was born and raised in the suburb of Ho Chi Minh City. She was witnessed to the rapid urbanization, pollution and climate change clearly affecting the area. Besides, the wildlife trades have been openly displayed in markets as well as on social networks that have made Nhi more concerned about the environment and the extinction of wild animals in Vietnam.
 
Stemming from her love for nature, Nhi majored in Ecology - Biological Resources at the University of Sciences, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City. During her studies, Nhi was fortunate to visit many National Parks and Conservation Areas, admired the beauty and diversity of Vietnamese nature, and gradually better understood the endangered situation of the wildlife. From then on, Nhi decided to pursue a career in conservation and she wants to protect the beauty of nature in the long term.
 
Nhi was impressed and found her direction, thanks to the message "Bringing Community and Conservation together" of the Community Engagement team, so Nhi determined to make efforts with SVW to reach and connect more people to protect the nature and wildlife in Vietnam together.

CONSERVATION RESEARCH

4. RE Thong

PHAM VAN THONG

Research Manager

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.

4. RE Russell

RUSSELL GRAY

Science Advisor

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.

Research Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen

NGUYEN THI THANH HUYEN

Social Research Coordinator

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.

RE Ha Van Ngoan

HA VAN NGOAN

Field Researcher

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 research

LO TIEN BIEU

Field Researcher

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 research

PHAM THI HA NGUYEN

Researcher Officer

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

Pham Phuong

PHAM MINH PHUONG

Social Researcher

PHAM MINH PHUONG

Phuong graduated from the Academy of Journalism and Communication (AJC) in 2019. Starting with a love for animals while she was young, Phuong got an opportunity to be a volunteer for the Marine turtle conservation program in Con Dao National Park, which opened her mind to wildlife conservation in Vietnam and lead to her decision to pursue a career, though.

Becoming a part of SVW, Phuong works as a Social Researcher focusing on the impacts of humans on biodiversity in general and wildlife in particular, along with human awareness of wildlife protection. Phuong hope that the grasped knowledge from university and training programs of NGOs working in wildlife conservation and more than a gained year of experience working for Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) will help Phuong develop and contribute her youth to wildlife conservation in Vietnam.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

6. APU Old Trung

NGUYEN HUU TRUNG

Anti-poaching Coordinator

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.

6. APU Old Nam

LUONG VAN NAM

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

6. APU Old Dinh

VI VAN DINH

Anti-poaching Officer

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

6. APU Old Thang

LOC VAN THANG

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

6. APU Old Tao

LOC VAN TAO

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

6. APU Old Dien

LANG VAN DIEN

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

6. APU Old Tuyen

VI VAN TUYEN

Anti-poaching Officer

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”.

6. APU Old Nguyen

VO DANG NGUYEN

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

6. APU Old Hoa

PHAM QUOC HOA

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

6. APU Old Hau

LUONG TRUNG HAU

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

6. APU Old Kham

LUONG HAI KHAM

Anti-poaching Officer

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 

6. APU Old Hiep

NGUYEN DINH HIEP

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

6. APU Old Tam

VI VAN TAM

Anti-poaching Officer

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!

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VI DUC ANH

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

5. APU Lam

L. T. NGOC LAM

Anti-poaching Coordinator

“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.

5. APU Tuan

TRUONG ANH TUAN

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

5. APU Tan

LY QUOC TAN

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

5. APU Yu Long

SOH AO JU LONG

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

5. APU Thien

PHAM THANH THIEN

Anti-poaching Officer

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”.

5. APU Nam

NGUYEN HOAI NAM

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

5. APU Duy

NGUYEN NGOC DUY

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

5. APU Chinh

NGUYEN VAN CHINH

Anti-poaching Officer

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.

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