VOV.VN - The local authorities of Loc Ha district in Ha Tinh province have released a rare sea turtle that was accidentally caught by a local fisherman back into the ocean so it can return to its natural habitat.

The HCM City People Committee has added 35 old villas in the city to the list of ancient villas that need to be preserved.

Danko Group, a real estate group, has donated VND1 billion (over US$43,000) to the Asian Turtle Programme (ATP) under the Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) to promote the conservation of Hoan Kiem turtles (Rafetus swinhoei) in the world, including those in Vietnam.

Authorities of Son Tra district, in cooperation with the Centre of Biodiversity Conservation and GreenViet, have started researching the protection of the rhesus macaque monkey to drive troupes of monkeys back to the Son Tra Nature Reserve in the central city of Da Nang.

An exhibition on King Gia Long, the first king of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802–1945), opened at Long An Palace of the Hue Royal Antiquities Museum on January 31.

The Fauna & Flora International (FFI) on January 15 announced a decision to recognise Le Van Hien, a member of the community-based preservation group of Kim Bang district of the northern Ha Nam province, as a Disney Conservation Hero by the Disney Conservation Fund.

VOV.VN - Con Dao National Park on the Con Dao archipelago off the coast of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province has been officially recognised as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia (IOSEA), becoming the 11th member of the marine turtles conservation network.

Vietnam will honour organisations and individuals with great contributions to wildlife conservation in the 2010-2020 period.