Vietnam: Dak Lak sets up elephant sanctuary.

Section: General News - The Tay Nguyen (Central Highland) province of Dac Lac will set up a 200-hectare elephant sanctuary at the Yok Don National Park under a project to preserve wild and domestic elephants.

Prof Bao Huy of Tay Nguyen University's Agriculture and Forestry faculty said the centre would provide a heaven for wild elephants.

Speaking at a seminar held by his university and the province's Sub-department of Forest Protection on Tuesday he said the project also seeked to build a veterinary centre for elephants, raise public awareness about protecting the giant creatures, and help elephant owners get their animals to breed.

Huy is also the head of …