Nguyen Hoai Bao teaches ornithology at Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh city. Bao is also a core instructor of the Wetland University Network in the Mekong Region. He has taught wetland bird ecology at many training courses in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Bao has more than 15 years experience working in wildlife conservation and has collaborated as a Vietnamese bird expert with Birdlife International, WWF, WCS, IUCN and International Crane Foundation to study bird ecology and status within Southeast Asia. Bao’s interest in birds began when he was a little boy and has been a professional birder since 1998. He has travelled for birding around the World including the United States, Europe, Australia and most countries in Southeast Asia. He has spent many years birding and leading tours and has now developed the birdwatching app ‘Vietnam Bird Guide’.