Police in Can Khe district, the northern province of Phu Tho, have busted a ring involved in the illegal transporting and trading of endangered, precious, and rare animals across provinces, detaining three men and seizing one live tiger and one frozen bear.
Vietnamese airlines were required to implement preventive measures against illegal trade and commercial fraud activities taking place among flight crews, per the latest directive from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
About 25 different primate species out of 44 found in Vietnam call the Greater Mekong home, but these unique species are increasingly threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change, hunting and illegal trade.
World Rhino Day is on September 22, and it was first announced by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in South Africa in 2010. After more than 10 years, the day is observed by many countries, contributing to raising public awareness about rhino conservation.
Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has raised his concern about the negative consequences of the illegal trade in small guns and light weapons that makes conflicts prolong and causes negative impacts on peace efforts and socio-economic development.
The Biodiversity Conservation Agency under the Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, has responded to the World Wildlife Day (March 3) by highlighting the central role of forests, forest species and ecosystems services in supporting the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people.
The 13th ASEM Customs Directors-General/Commissioners’ Meeting ended on October 10 in the northern Vietnamese province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long city, with the approval of the ASEM customs action plan for 2020-21.
The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City has handed down the capital punishment on five defendants involving in the illegal trade and transportation of a big amount of drug at the end of a four-day trial on August 2.
The forest ranger force of Thanh Hoa province said on June 14 that they had uncovered and seized a truck transporting 74 live Java pangolins, listed in the world red book, weighing 339 kilogrammes.
Border guards and marine police must step up efforts to crack down on the illegal trade of oil and petrol at sea, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
The Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has initiated a “zero tolerance” policy on illegal hunting, trading and use of pangolins – which are on the brink of extinction.
The Education for Nature-Vietnam and international wildlife animal preservation organisations opposed the use of synthetic rhino horns as a solution to preventing the hunt for rhinos in the world.
