19 Aug 2013 – Coming home: Opportunities for conservation of the endemic Vietnamese pond turtle
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After a three-hour trip from Hanoi, the ENV team is at Cuc Phuong National Park this morning for the historic return of 71 endemic pond turtles to Vietnam.A press conference is underway to mark the occasion, attended by leaders of Cuc Phuong National Park and the Turtle Conservation Center (TCC), local authorities from Ninh Binh
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71 Vietnamese pond turtles (Mauremys annamensis) have just arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi after a long journey from Europe. The rare endemic turtles have been bred in Europe, and the Rotterdam and Münster zoos have now partnered with the Turtle Conservation Center (TCC) at Cuc Phuong National Park to bring the turtles
Seventy-one endemic Vietnamese pond turtles just touch down in Hanoi Read More »
Great news today about the two gibbons we wrote about earlier this month! The primates were discovered at a private health establishment in Binh Phuoc province in early August, where the owner was keeping them illegally but was unaware he had been breaking the law.
Two gibbons in Binh Phuoc province transferred to national park Read More »
Back in July, the Forest Protection Department in Thai Nguyen province confiscated several protected wildlife species that were being kept without permits at the Phuc Xuan – Hoi Nui Coc Eco-tourism resort. The rescued wildlife included some rare and precious species protected under Vietnamese law, including an Asiatic rock python, a pig-tailed macaque, and a
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Vietnamnews on VOV.vn reports that on August 10 Quang Ninh police intercepted a suspicious bus travelling along the highway towards Mong Cai, a city in Quang Ninh province. Over 106 kilograms of live king cobras were found. Police identified the wildlife as belonging to a passenger on the bus and none of the goods had
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On August 6 Thanhnien.com.vn reported that an ambulance with central Vietnamese license plates was chased by local police in southern Dong Nai province on the highway to Ho Chi Minh City. The ambulance was ultimately intercepted in Long Khanh and the drivers were unable to provide registration papers.
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Vietnamnews on Thethaovanhoa.vn reports that Customs authorities at Noi Bai International Airport recently discovered two people illegally transporting 50 kilograms of elephant ivory on a flight arriving from Russia. On August 5, the suspects and illegal products were transferred to police for further investigation.
Illegal elephant ivory continues to be trafficked into Vietnam Read More »
Last Saturday, ENV’s Wildlife Protection Volunteer Network dropped in to visit the iZi English club in Ho Chi Minh City for an informative and interactive discussion on the illegal trade and consumption of wildlife in Vietnam.
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Today we bring you some good gibbon news. On Friday, the Da Nang Forest Protection Department and the Environment Police confiscated a gibbon from a resident’s house in Cam Le district, Da Nang City. The gibbon was identified as a northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) – the same species as one of the other gibbons
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