Vo Quy
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Dr. Võ Quý is a Vietnam
ese zoologist and professor at the Vietnam National University, Hanoi. He specialises in studying bird
s and was a recipient of the 2003 Blue Planet Prize.
During the war against the French
, he studied in China
, but in 1954 he returned to Vietnam and helped to found the University of Hanoi.
He researched the effects of defoliation by the United States
in the Vietnam War
, and the impact of the herbicide
s, including Agent Orange
used on the environment. He helped to plan government reforestation programmes.
Dr. Quy relocated the rare eastern Sarus Crane
, a species badly affected by the war, and helped to establish a treaty for the protection of migratory birds
.
He suggested that the Vietnamese Pheasant, Lophura hatinhensis, might be a different species from Edward's Pheasant, Lophura edwardsi, although most ornithologists do not split these two forms.
He wrote the two-volume book, The Birds of Vietnam, and co-authored The Kouprey: An Action Plan for Its Conservation ISBN 2-88032-972-8.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese zoologist and professor at the Vietnam National University, Hanoi. He specialises in studying bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s and was a recipient of the 2003 Blue Planet Prize.
During the war against the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, he studied in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, but in 1954 he returned to Vietnam and helped to found the University of Hanoi.
He researched the effects of defoliation by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, and the impact of the herbicide
Herbicide
Herbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are pesticides used to kill unwanted plants. Selective herbicides kill specific targets while leaving the desired crop relatively unharmed. Some of these act by interfering with the growth of the weed and are often synthetic "imitations" of plant...
s, including Agent Orange
Agent Orange
Agent Orange is the code name for one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. Vietnam estimates 400,000 people were killed or maimed, and 500,000 children born with birth...
used on the environment. He helped to plan government reforestation programmes.
Dr. Quy relocated the rare eastern Sarus Crane
Sarus Crane
The Sarus Crane is a large non-migratory crane found in parts of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia. The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height of up to 1.8 m , they are conspicuous and iconic species of open wetlands...
, a species badly affected by the war, and helped to establish a treaty for the protection of migratory birds
Bird migration
Bird migration is the regular seasonal journey undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather. Sometimes, journeys are not termed "true migration" because they are irregular or in only one direction...
.
He suggested that the Vietnamese Pheasant, Lophura hatinhensis, might be a different species from Edward's Pheasant, Lophura edwardsi, although most ornithologists do not split these two forms.
He wrote the two-volume book, The Birds of Vietnam, and co-authored The Kouprey: An Action Plan for Its Conservation ISBN 2-88032-972-8.