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Design monitoring programme for target species such as ungulate, Yellow-cheeked
Gibbon, Black-shanked Douc, Grey-crowned Crocias and Collared Laughingthrush;
Bidoup Nui Ba National Park still supports populations of a number of globally threatened
mammals. However, although suitable habitat for these species is widely distributed, field
survey results suggest that hunting pressure has reduced population densities in areas closest
to human habitation. A whole suite of activities are needed to prevent hunting in Bidoup Nui
Ba National Park. In the national park itself, an efficient programme of snare removal is
required. In buffer zone communities, a gun amnesty and the recruitment of community
rangers might reduce the hunting of primates. Particular attention also needs to be paid to
specialized bear hunters. These people have already removed almost all of the higher value
Asiatic Black Bears from the national park, and they are likely now to hunt all of the Sun Bear
also. The skills of these people could be utilized by recruiting them as community rangers,
they could also be used to monitor rather than hunt mammals in the national park. The
national park management also needs to cooperate closely with the FPD and the
environmental police to investigate and ultimately arrest and prosecute professional hunters
and wildlife traders operating in the area surrounding the national park.
There are two main priority areas for these activities in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park.
Northern and eastern areas of the national park which still support relatively high populations
of species such as Gaur, primates and Sun Bear should be the focus of intensive ranger
activity to ensure that these areas retain these healthy populations. In the south of the national
park, rangers need to work with local communities inhabiting areas close to the boundary to
reduce hunting pressure and allow mammal populations to recover.
Although the protection of biodiversity is not the primary aim of Don Duong Forest
Company, the hunting of nationally protected species takes place within this Forest
Management Unit. During the survey, a recently shot Black-shanked Douc was recorded by
the survey team. This Forest Management Unit also supports a significant population of
Banteng, a species which is highly valued by hunters. Forest Management Unit staff need to
work closely with law enforcement agencies such as FPD and the environment police to
prevent illegal hunting in Don Duong Forest Company, and in particular, protect Banteng and
primates.
5.4 Protect forests of high landscape value
This management measure is recommended for all FMUs in the project sites
Dalat Plateau has a lot of landscapes of high value which are highly attractive for eco-tourist.
The exception of Don Duong Forest Company, all five FMUs have been developing
infrastructure for ecotourism. However, according to the management regulations for special
use forests, development of infrastructure for ecotourism is forbidden if it changes the natural
landscapes of the areas.
For Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, according to the management regulations for special use
forests, development of infrastructure for ecotourism (such as home stay, hotel…) in strictly
protected zone is absolutely prohibited.
The presence of landscape features in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park with high potential value
for ecotourism is an investment opportunity. They should be identified and managed in a
sensitive way that is consistent with the zoning plan in this report. These sites can be
identified according to a combination of subjective criteria, such as their beauty and interest to
tourists, and objective criteria, such as their accessibility. In theory, since these sites derive
much of their beauty from the forest that surrounds them, identifying these sites should not
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