Trang Nguyen

Trang Nguyen or Nguyên Thị Thu Trang (born March 2, 1990) is a Vietnamese wildlife conservationist, environmental activist and a writer.[1] She is known for her conservation works in tackling the illegal wildlife trade in Africa and Asia. In Vietnam, she is well known for her book Tro Ve Noi Hoang Da (Back to the wilderness)[2] and Chang hoang da - Gau (Chang is wild about Bears) [3]. In 2018, at the age of 28, she received an award from Future for Nature[4], also the Eco-warrior from Elle Style Awards [5], voted as 30 under 30 by Forbes Vietnam and nominated for the Women of the Future - Southeast Asian region 2018 for her contribution in global wildlife conservation. [6]. She was also included in the list of global most influential women by BBC - BBC Top 100 Women in 2019 [7] and 30 Under 30 Forbes Asia 2020 [8]

For the fictional character, see List of The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon characters § Tam Nguyen.
Not to be confused with Tram Nguyen.
In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Nguyễn, but is often simplified to Nguyen in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Trang.
Trang at Burger Zoo, prior to receive her Future for Nature award 2018

In 2013, Trang was immortalised as an online game character to help raise awareness on rhino conservation. The game attracted over 3 million players within the first two weeks of game launched.[9] In 2018, Trang Nguyen participated in the South African documentary film, Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War.[10] and the US documentary Breaking Their Silence: Women on the Frontline of the Poaching War [11]

References
  1. Baomoi.com (31 May 2018). "Trang Nguyễn – Từ ánh mắt của chú gấu bị hút mật đến hành trình trở thành nhà bảo tồn động vật hoang dã".
  2. "Trang Nguyen - Back to the wilderness". nhanam.com.vn.
  3. "Trang Nguyen - Chang Hoang Da Gau". hanoigrapevine.com.
  4. "Trang Nguyen - Future For Nature". futurefornature.org.
  5. "2018 - Eco-warrior". Elleman.
  6. "2018 - Women of the Future Awards". Women of the Future Awards.
  7. "2019 - BBC Top 100 Women". BBC Top 100 Women.
  8. "2020 - Forbes Asia". 30 Under 30 Forbes Asia.
  9. "Gaming for good: RuneScape raises awareness of rhino conservation challenge". www.iucnredlist.org.
  10. Trang Nguyen IMDB. Retrieved on 17 February 2019
  11. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7579140/%7Ctitle=Breaking Their Silence: Women on the Frontline of the Poaching War|website=imdb}}
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