May 2014

A roadside sign saying “illegal visiting, buying, selling bear bile are prohibited” has been put up in Ha Long, an area renown for the natural beauty of the UNESCO protected bay, but also for the ugly mark of bear bile farming and related tourism activities.  

ENV’s End Bear Farming Team hosted the first meeting of a new club in Phuc Tho district of Hanoi where a large number of bear farms are concentrated. The clubs, operating in middle schools in two “hotspot” communities, were designed to students in activities within their community aimed at bringing pressure upon bear farmers to

ENV believes that it is important to pay as much attention to the failures as the successes, as this is the only way we can continue to improve and work to achieve our goal of eliminating wildlife crime. Our recently failed Huong pagoda campaign is an example of this. Located in the west of Hanoi,

ENV is not only on the front line of wildlife crime, but we are also working to ensure that the elimination of wildlife crime will be long-lasting and sustainable by improving legislation related to wildlife protection.     

ENV has been developing a campaign specifically targeting rhino horn users or potential consumers, who are mostly prosperous, elite members of Vietnamese society; rhino horn is very expensive and its consumption is seen as a demonstration of wealth and status.