Vietnamese news outlet nhandan.com.vn reports that last week, Ha Long city police uncovered a major wildlife trafficking case. Drawing on intelligence, they intercepted a suspicious car and found 340 wild turtles including big-headed turtles, elongated tortoises and keeled box turtles, which are all classified as endangered according to the IUCN’s Red List. The trafficker was arrested […]
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Today, ENV and a crew of local and international volunteers took part in ENV’s fourth ever wildlife blitz event. Together, 25 volunteers were divided into small groups to inspect restaurants, bars and other businesses to look for signs which advertised illegal wildlife products and examine menus for wildlife ‘specialities’, before returning to report back and
Wildlife Blitz! Volunteers descend on Thanh Xuan district Read More »
Accompanying Decree 160 on the protection of endangered species in Vietnam, Decree 179/2013/ND-CP on the regulations for penalties for violations against environmental protection, was issued by the Government. The key development in this new legislation is that now not only traders, but also people who possess endangered wildlife products prioritized for protection, will be fined.
A report on ENV’s May 2013 campaign to address bear bile advertisements on the internet successfully resulted in removal of nearly every violation.
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It is reported on baohaiquan.vn that yesterday local police in Ha Long City exposed a major wildlife trafficking case. Thanks to information from citizens, they intercepted a suspicious car running from Ha Long City to Mong Cai City and found 124 live pangolins inside.
Ha Long police rescue 124 live pangolins thanks to informants Read More »
Online advertisements for wildlife products are still a major problem, and so ENV has been conducting an Internet research campaign with the aim of removing these adverts and stopping this illegal activity.
Online research: 1144 adverts for wildlife products discovered by ENV Read More »
Nearly 40 passionate volunteers joined the 30th Biology Blitz last Saturday, which was organized to combat the illegal wildlife trade in Ho Chi Minh City. This was a great opportunity for wildlife enthusiasts to do something practical to support conservation, as well as develop their monitoring skills. At the end of the day, the results
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Over the weekend, ENV cooperated with two universities in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City University of the Food Industry and Saigon University, to conduct awareness-raising activities. Two wildlife trade exhibits were set up and visited by many students, who came to learn about wildlife conservation and share their messages to rhino consumers,
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