On September 14, the People's Committee of Dong Nai province issued a plan to coordinate the organization of events within the framework of the Elephant Conservation Week 2025 in Dong Nai.
From September 17 to September 21, in Dong Nai, the Department of Forestry and Forestry (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) coordinated with the Provincial People's Committee to organize the Elephant Conservation Week 2025 with the theme "Harmony of Life. Safe for elephants - Safe for humans".
Within the framework of the event, there will be many activities such as: "Running for Dong Nai elephants"; "Jumping for kindness to elephants and wild animals"; Exhibition of images of 27 elephants in Dong Nai province; Documentary film about the natural life of elephants, display of biodiversity images in special-use forests...
The Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Agriculture and Environment to mobilize civil servants and public employees at affiliated units to participate in the "Dong Nai Elephant Running" tournament and events on the morning of September 19.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated to organize the activity "ard for Dong Nai elephants", mobilizing 300 - 500 people (may be more) to participate in the dance "ard for kindness to elephants and wild animals"...
The Youth Union (Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province) mobilized athletes who are a group of 300 young people to participate in the activity "racing for Dong Nai elephants"...
The Department of Education and Training mobilizes students in the province to participate in the activity "Running for Dong Nai Elephants" and the exhibition activities "Voi Viet Nam. Knowing, loving and living together safely on the morning of September 19 in Quang Truong.
The People's Committees of Tri An, Phu Ly, Thanh Son, Ta Lai, Dac Lua, and Tan Loi communes informed the people to participate in the exhibition "Voi Viet Nam. Know, love and live together safely"...
The event "Running for Dong Nai Elephants" is expected to run about 3 km around Quang Truong Park, Tan Trieu Ward, Dong Nai Province.
Dong Nai province is considered the "home" to the second largest wild elephant population in the country. From 1990 to 2008, with the support of non-governmental organizations and research institutes, there have been many surveys and investigations on the number of wild elephants in Dong Nai in the areas: Cat Tien National Park, La Nga Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. - Dong Nai and Dong Nai Nature - Cultural Reserve.
The situation of elephant-people conflict before 2009 in the province was very serious when both human and elephant damage was recorded. Since 2013, Dong Nai province has been implementing a series of solutions to preserve and develop wild elephant complexes such as: investigating and assessing the number of individuals and elephant complexes; identifying habitats, distribution areas, and food sources of elephants; building about 72 km of electric fence system, 3 monitoring cages, 6 water tanks...
Elephant conservation work in the province has achieved positive results, has proposed feasible and appropriate conservation solutions in Dong Nai province, has established model bodies, and identified 27 wild elephant complexes.
