Dong thap: Five sarus cranes transferred from Thailand to the Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap in April 2025 remained healthy and adapted well to local climate conditions, habitat and food sources. The birds have since formed breeding pairs and are expected to reproduce in the near future. They are the first cranes brought from Thailand under the two countries' sarus crane conservation and development cooperation programme.

According to Vietnam News Agency, Dong Thap projects to receive, raise and gradually reintroduce 100 sarus cranes into the wild during the period from 2022 to 2032, including 60 birds transferred from Thailand. The province expects at least half of those released to survive, reproduce and establish a sustainable wild population.