High-profile project along Ho Chi Minh Trail imperils natural treasures.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: September 20, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK, Vietnam _ A new highway that will cover long stretches of the fabled Ho Chi Minh Trail will be nothing short of an ecological disaster for Vietnam, according to Vietnamese scientists and foreign conservationists.

A secret Ministry of Transport plan obtained by the Mercury News shows the 1,674-mile highway cutting through at least 10 parks and protected areas, including a five-mile stretch through Vietnam's first and most famous nature preserve, Cuc Phuong National Park.

The heavily forested sanctuary is home to five of the world's most endangered ...

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