Vietnamese news on cand.com.vn reports today that two men were caught red-handed trading a 13 kilogram bear skeleton last week. After being interrogated by the police, the buyer admitted to having ordered the skeleton from a seller in District 12 at a price of 45 million Vietnamese dong.
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Here’s a good news story to round off the week! Back in April, an informant called the ENV hotline to report that a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) was being kept illegally in a parking lot in Ho Chi Minh City. Although ENV immediately informed the local Forest Protection Department, when they arrived at the site
“Magic macaque” confiscated in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday Read More »
As an important part of ENV’s targeted campaign to reduce rhino horn consumption in Vietnam, today our team organized a talk entitled “Rhinos cannot survive without horns” at the Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment. More than 200 students flocked to the session, building on the momentum from our delegates’ recent fact-finding trip to
Vietnamese news on baohaiquan.vn has reported that last week, Hai Phong Customs exposed a major smuggling crime in transit in Hai Phong city.
Major elephant tusk trafficking uncovered in Hai Phong port last week Read More »
Back in March, local police in Lai Chau province exposed an elusive trafficking case involving two Asiatic black bears. The men were arrested and the two bears were transferred to Tam Dao Bear Rescue Center.
Two men sentenced for trafficking two Asiatic black bears in Lai Chau province Read More »
By last count, there are 127 registered tigers in captivity in Vietnam, 31 at public zoos and rescue centers and 96 at nine privately owned establishments. Three of the private establishments have been directly linked to illegal trade of tigers while two more have been connected to other forms criminal activity in relation to wildlife.
ENV in action: Tiger farm inspections yield irregularities and violations Read More »
Last week, Vietnamese Customs uncovered yet another serious pangolin trafficking case in Hai Phong city. While checking suspicious parcels of frozen food, the Customs Inspection Team discovered cartons containing 3,040 kilograms of de-scaled whole pangolins, plus 990 kilograms of pangolin scales mixed with frozen squid and dried seahorses. All the goods were confiscated for further
Another pangolin case: more than four tons seized Read More »
Vietnamese news on xaluan.com has reported that local police in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province stopped a car two days ago and uncovered more than 261 kilograms of live pangolins. While the suspect managed to flee the scene, he left all the pangolins behind. Authorities confiscated them for further investigation and are continuing to pursue the
Police uncover 261 kilograms of pangolins being trafficked in Quang Ninh Read More »
The South African Government reports that 704 of the country’s rhinos have now been killed by poachers since January this year, far exceeding the record of 668 in 2012. If this situation is not curbed, more than 800 rhinos may be dead by the end of December.
Rhino poaching death toll hits 704 in South Africa for this year alone Read More »
Last week, Vietnamese news on nld.com.vn reported that a white-cheeked gibbon had died of electric shock after coming into contact with un-insulated power lines in Lo Go – Xa Mat National Park. Many other animals are understood to have met the same fate over the years. After hearing the story, the General Director of EVN
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