The Southern Institute of Ecology has coordinated with the Song Song - Da Bac Protection Forest Management Board to install camera traps for research.
The camera traps are cameras placed 500m apart, recording images of animals foraging on the ground in Long Song - Da Bac protection forest, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan. A total of 36 camera traps were installed.
After a period of time, the data extracted from the camera traps were inventoried, identified and analyzed, and 24 other species of birds and mammals were recorded. Among them, there are endangered and rare species such as: black-shanked douc, Javan pangolin, peacock, chamois, pig-tailed macaque...
The results show that Long Song - Da Bac protection forest in particular and Binh Thuan province in general possess rich and unique biodiversity resources with ecotourism potential.
Besides, camera traps also record human activities that are very common in the forest.
Therefore, the Southern Institute of Ecology proposes to strengthen patrolling and forest protection activities and develop a periodic biodiversity monitoring plan to promptly evaluate and update the current status and provide information. Useful information for nature conservation and sustainable development.
