Saola Foundation for Annamite Mountains Conservation

06/09/2026

[English Below]

🌿 ເປີດຮັບສະໝັກແລ້ວ! 🌿
ທ່ານເປັນໄວໜຸ່ມທີ່ມີໃຈຮັກທຳມະຊາດ, ສົນໃຈການອະນຸລັກຊີວະນາໆພັນ ແລະ ຢາກສ້າງອາຊີບໃນດ້ານການອະນຸລັກສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມບໍ? 🌏✨

ໂອກາດຂອງທ່ານມາແລ້ວ!

🌱 ຂໍເຊີນຊວນໄວໜຸ່ມລາວທົ່ວປະເທດ ອາຍຸ 18–35 ປີ ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໂຄງການ "ຊາວໜຸ່ມລາວໃນພາລະກິດປົກປັກຮັກສາທຳມະຊາດ" - ລຸ້ນທີ 3 (Lao Youth on a Mission for Nature Conservation – Batch 03) ເພື່ອພັດທະນາຄວາມຮູ້ ແລະ ທັກສະດ້ານການອະນຸລັກທຳມະຊາດ ພ້ອມສ້າງເຄືອຂ່າຍກັບຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານ ແລະ ອົງກອນທີ່ເປັນຜູ້ນຳໃນຂະແໜງນີ້.
💚 ສິ່ງທີ່ທ່ານຈະໄດ້ຮັບ
✅ ການຝຶກອົບຮົມດ້ານການອະນຸລັກທຳມະຊາດ ແລະ ຊີວະນາໆພັນ
✅ ໂອກາດພົບປະ ແລະ ສ້າງເຄືອຂ່າຍກັບຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານ
✅ ປະສົບການການຮຽນຮູ້ຈາກການລົງມືປະຕິບັດ
✅ ໂອກາດໄດ້ຮັບການຄັດເລືອກເຂົ້າຝຶກງານກັບອົງກອນຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານ (2 ອາທິດ – 3 ເດືອນ)

👥 ໃຜສາມາດສະໝັກໄດ້?
📍 ຄົນລາວຈາກທຸກແຂວງທົ່ວປະເທດ
🎂 ອາຍຸ 18–35 ປີ
🌱 ມີຄວາມສົນໃຈ ແລະ ຄວາມມຸ່ງໝັ້ນໃນດ້ານການອະນຸລັກ
🤝 ພ້ອມເຂົ້າຮ່ວມການຝຶກອົບຮົມຕະຫຼອດໂຄງການ

📝 ສະໝັກງ່າຍໆທີ່ລິ້ງ: https://forms.gle/RK4uUHHsvX6sFeNi8
📅 ປິດຮັບສະໝັກ: 30 ມິຖຸນາ 2026
🎤 ສຳພາດ: ອາທິດທຳອິດຂອງເດືອນກໍລະກົດ 2026
📢 ປະກາດຜົນ: 2–3 ວັນຫຼັງຈາກການສຳພາດ
🎓 ຝຶກອົບຮົມ: 3–9 ສິງຫາ 2026
💼 ໂຄງການຝຶກງານ: ສິງຫາ – ທັນວາ 2026

🌳 ອະນາຄົດຂອງການອະນຸລັກທຳມະຊາດໃນລາວ ຕ້ອງການພະລັງຂອງໄວໜຸ່ມລຸ້ນໃໝ່.
✨ ຖ້າທ່ານພ້ອມທີ່ຈະຮຽນຮູ້, ລົງມືປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ເປັນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງໃນການປົກປ້ອງທຳມະຊາດຂອງປະເທດລາວ - - - - ສະໝັກເລີຍມື້ນີ້!

📲 ສອບຖາມຂໍ້ມູນເພີ່ມຕື່ມ: 020 98 838 319 (ໄຊ)

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🌿 Applications are NOW OPEN! 🌿
Are you passionate about nature, wildlife, biodiversity, and protecting the environment? Do you dream of building a career in conservation and making a real impact in Laos? 🌏✨

Join Lao Youth on a Mission for Nature Conservation (LYoM) 2026 – Batch 03, a unique opportunity for young people across Laos to gain practical knowledge, connect with conservation experts, and explore career pathways in the conservation sector.

💚 What you will gain:
✅ Conservation and environmental training
✅ Networking with experts and like-minded youth
✅ Hands-on learning experiences
✅ Opportunity to be selected for an internship placement with partner organizations (2 weeks to 3 months)

👥 Who can apply?
📍 Lao nationals from any province
🎂 Aged 18–35 years old
🌱 Passionate about nature conservation
🤝 Committed to attending the full training program

📝 Don't wait—Apply now! (Link: https://forms.gle/RK4uUHHsvX6sFeNi8 )
📅 Application Deadline: 30 June 2026
🎤 Interviews: First week of July 2026
📢 Results Announcement: 2–3 days after interviews
🎓 Training Program: 3–9 August 2026
💼 Internship Opportunities: August – December 2026
🌳 The future of conservation in Laos needs passionate young leaders. Will you be one of them?
Apply now and take your first step toward becoming a conservation leader!

📲 Inquiries: 020 98 838 319 (Xay)

Association Anoulak, Wilhelma Zoologisch-Botanischer Garten Stuttgart, Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, Econews Laos, WWF-Laos, WCS Lao PDR ອົງການອະນຸລັກສັດປ່າ ປະຈຳ ສປປ ລາວ, IUCN Laos, Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife, Saola Foundation for Annamite Mountains Conservation, Free the Bears, Elephant Conservation Center, Katalyst Partners, NaturePreneur

06/02/2026

🚨 ໄວໜຸ່ມສາຍສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ ກຽມໃຫ້ພ້ອມກັບໂປຣແກຣມເຝິກອົບຮົມດືອນສິງຫານີ້!

🌿 ໂຄງການ "ຊາວໜຸ່ມລາວ ໃນພາລະກິດ ປົກປັກຮັກສາ ທຳມະຊາດ" (Lao Youth on a Mission for Nature Conservation) ກຳລັງຈະຈັດຂຶ້ນໃນລະຫວ່າງ ວັນທີ 3-9 ເດືອນສິງຫາ 2026 ນີ້.

ຖ້າທ່ານກຳລັງຊອກຫາໂອກາດທີ່ຈະເຂົ້າມາມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມໃນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວດ້ານສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ, ຢາກພົບປະກັບໝູ່ເພື່ອນທີ່ມີອຸດົມການດຽວກັນ, ແລະ ຮ່ວມງານກັບອົງກອນທີ່ເປັນຜູ້ນຳດ້ານການອະນຸລັກ ~ ໂອກາດນີ້ແມ່ນມາຮອດແລ້ວ.

ມາຮ່ວມກັນເຄື່ອນໄຫວເພື່ອສ້າງຄວາມປ່ຽນແປງດ້ານການອະນຸລັກທຳມະຊາດ. ເຂົ້າມາເປັນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງຂອງການປ່ຽນແປງນຳກັນ. 🙌

ກົດຕິດຕາມເພຈຂອງພວກເຮົາໄວ້ເລີຍ, ຮັບຮອງວ່າທ່ານຈະບໍ່ພາດສິ່ງດີໆທີ່ພວກເຮົານຳມາຕ້ອນຢ່າງແນ່ນອນ! 🐒👇

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🚨 Youths in conservation , get yourself ready for a training programme this August 2026.

🌿 Lao Youth on a Mission for Nature Conservation is being organized during 3-9 August 2026.

If you've been looking for a sign to get involved in environmental action, meet amazing like-minded peers, and work alongside leading conservation organizations ~ this is it.

BE THE CHANGE. JOIN THE MOVEMENT. 🙌

Stay tuned. You won't want to miss what we have in store! 🐒👇

Association Anoulak, Wilhelma Zoologisch-Botanischer Garten Stuttgart, Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, Econews Laos, WWF-Laos, WCS Lao PDR ອົງການອະນຸລັກສັດປ່າ ປະຈຳ ສປປ ລາວ, IUCN Laos, Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife, Saola Foundation for Annamite Mountains Conservation, Free the Bears, Elephant Conservation Center, Katalyst Partners, NaturePreneur

06/02/2026

We are delighted to share our 2025 Annual Report with you which is filled with updates, achievements, and insights into the impact your support has made possible over the past year. Now in the second full year of the Saola Search, the team, led by our Field Team Leader, Phonesouk (“Hamnoy”) Chanthalavong, alongside our scent detection dogs, Bertie and Norman, continues to make extraordinary progress under incredibly challenging conditions. To date, hundreds of samples have been analyzed for Saola DNA. While we have not yet confirmed a positive result, the evidence gathered by the field team strongly suggests that a small number of Saola may still survive in these forests. Along the way, the team has also recorded many other rare and remarkable species, reinforcing the global importance of the Annamite Mountains Bioregion and giving us continued hope for the future.

Fieldwork in the Annamites remains one of the greatest conservation challenges of our time. In an “ever wet” tropical climate, where temperatures range between 66–77°F (19–25°C) depending on altitude and latitude, our Lao conservation scientists travel long distances each day across steep mountains, dense vegetation, and fast-flowing rivers while carrying essential equipment and supplies. Their resilience, expertise, and determination are truly inspiring. Despite the challenges, we remain optimistic. Every expedition expands our understanding of this extraordinary landscape and strengthens our belief that the Saola can still be found.

Together with our partners and supporters around the world, we are continuing this vital work while helping to build a stronger future for the forests and wildlife of the Annamite Mountains Bioregion. If you would like to support the program this year, your contribution will directly help sustain our Lao field teams and their critical conservation work. Thank you, as always, for being part of this journey with us. ຂອບໃຈ

Annual Report: https://www.saolafoundation.org/annual-report/

Donate or become a monthly donor here:
https://www.saolafoundation.org/donate/

05/27/2026

05/01/2026

🌿This video invites you to pause, listen, and witness this living world as it is - vibrant, layered, and deeply alive. We share only a brief glimpse into the natural wonders of the Annamite Mountains, a biodiversity hotspot and home to some of the most extraordinary wildlife on Earth, supporting countless species, yet increasingly at risk.

Make sure you turn your sound on! 🔊

Please consider supporting the Saola Foundation. Our flagship mission to save the Saola also helps with conservation of the wider Annamite Mountains Bioregion and all the life they sustain.

All rights reserved © Souksamlan Laladeth/Saola Foundation

🌿Donate or become a monthly donor here:

https://www.saolafoundation.org/donate/

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https://www.saolafoundation.org/newsletter/

04/22/2026

🌎 Earth Day 🌎
The Annamite Range is one of the planet’s great biodiversity treasures, a hotspot of life that stands alongside places like the Amazon Rainforest and the Galápagos Islands in ecological importance. This Earth Day, we celebrate the Annamites as a vital refuge for unique and endangered species found nowhere else on Earth. Protecting this region means protecting the future of our planet’s biodiversity.

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04/20/2026

As we all navigate increasingly uncertain global times, the effects are being felt far beyond where many of us live, including in the remote communities of the Annamite Mountains. Rising costs are making everyday life more difficult, and beginning to impact not only conservation efforts, but also the livelihoods of our Lao Annamite Mountains Research and Conservation Team, a dedicated group of over 35 individuals. Many of our Lao conservationists are currently unable to travel as fuel prices have surged, slowing vital work to protect one of the world’s most unique and irreplaceable bioregions. Your support can make a real difference. By donating now, or even better, becoming a monthly donor, you help ensure that this vital work continues. The majority of our funding is spent in-country, with around 80% of your donation directly supporting local jobs of our incredible Lao team members, and their conservation action on the ground. With consistent monthly support, we can plan ahead, respond to challenges, and continue protecting both nature and the communities who depend on it.

🌿Donate or become a monthly donor here:

https://www.saolafoundation.org/donate/

🌿Sign up to our newsletter and stay updated on Saola Foundation’s work in the Annamite Mountains Bioregion:

https://www.saolafoundation.org/newsletter/

04/14/2026

🎆Celebrating Pi Mai (ປີໃໝ່ລາວ)🎆
This week marks Pi Mai, the Lao New Year, one of the most important and joyful celebrations of the year. Pi Mai is a time for renewal, family, and reflection. Across Lao, people come together to clean their homes, visit temples, and pour water over Buddha statues and one another as a symbol of cleansing and fresh beginnings. It is also a time to show respect to parents, elders, and ancestors, often through gentle water blessings and well-wishes for the year ahead. A meaningful part of the celebration is the Basi ceremony. In this traditional ritual, family and community members gather together symbolizing unity, balance, and good fortune. White cotton strings are tied around the wrists as a blessing for health, happiness, and protection. We send our warmest wishes to all Lao communities, may this New Year bring peace, strength, and renewed hope.

🌿Help protect wildlife and local communities, donate today:
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03/27/2026

🎥 Did you miss our recent seminar on The Story of the Lao Newt? You can now watch it on YouTube!

The seminar is presented by Bryan L. Stuart, Ph.D., the Research Curator of Herpetology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. He has been working on biodiversity and conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Lao PDR since 1998, initially with the Wildlife Conservation Society Laos Program and more recently, with the Department of Biology at the National University of Laos. He is passionate about capacity building of Lao nationals in biodiversity science.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/_CjvTTEnzDU

On Thursday 19th March 2026, Bryan L. Stuart talked about the Lao Newt (Laotriton laoensis). The Lao Newt is endemic to a small geographic area in northern L...

03/21/2026

🌳 International Day of Forests 🌳
Forests are more than trees. They are living homes for countless species across the Annamite Mountains. On this day, we celebrate the forests that shelter wildlife, sustain ecosystems, and hold the future of biodiversity in balance.

🌿Sign up to our newsletter and stay updated on Saola Foundation’s work in the Annamite Mountains Bioregion:

https://www.saolafoundation.org/newsletter/

🌿Help protect wildlife and local communities, donate today:

https://www.saolafoundation.org/donate/