On August 27, representatives from the Thanh Son Commune People’s Committee confirmed the payout to Lao Dong Newspaper. The local administration distributed over 1.9 billion VND ($76,000 USD) to 85 affected local households. This financial assistance covers damage incurred between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2023.
Funding for the relief package comes directly from the commune’s 2026 contingency budget.
Local officials noted that the financial support provides practical relief for affected families. The funds help households overcome hardship, stabilize their daily lives, and resume agricultural production.
Dong Nai province is currently home to a population of approximately 30 wild elephants.
In 2013, the local government approved and launched an emergency conservation project to protect the herd. The initiative installed an electric fencing network spanning over 72 kilometers to mitigate human-elephant conflict.
Alongside the electric fences, the project built three monitoring towers, eight warning signs, and six artificial watering holes supplying water and minerals for the animals. It also developed an 18-kilometer patrol route running parallel to the fence line.
Despite these barriers, wild elephants frequently breach the perimeter in search of food. These intrusions damage crops and property while posing persistent safety risks for forest-fringe communities.
Authorities identify high-frequency elephant sighting areas across Tri An Ward as well as Tan Loi, Phu Ly, Thanh Son, Dac Lua, and Ta Lai communes.
(Source: Lao Dong Newspaper)
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