First among the threats to forest biodiversity identified by BirdLife International and the Forest Inventory and Planning Institute (FIPI) is hunting, because of the value and rarity of the game, followed by firewood and other non- timber forest product (NTFP) collection, timber cutting, forest fires (including human-made as part of scrap metal collection) and clearance of forest land for agriculture (Le Trong Trai et al. 2001). But the threats are usually specific to each site, and detailed information is needed for each location, as we did in Khe Tran. In June and July 2001, the nature reserve project team including the.
