Tay Ninh : 39 specimens of rare sea turtles seized
December 23, 2020, Tay Ninh authorities have captured a suspect for storing 39 specimens of rare sea turtles to illegal trading. Earlier, Go Dau District locals found a suspicious suspect on sea turtle illegal trading; therefore, they reported to Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV). As the time received information, EVN cooperated with Environmental Police […]
Ho Chi Minh: 93 KILOGRAMS OF RHINO HORNS SEIZED
According to the Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City, 2 packages were suspected contain up to 93 kilograms of rhino horns at Tan Son Nhat. On December 22, 2020, Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City, Anti-Smuggling Department cooperated with Environmental Police (Ho Chi Minh Police Department) and along with other related authorities to […]
DONG NAI: JAR CONTAINING A LIQUOR-PICKLED TIGER FOUND
On the night of December 12th, Dong Nai Province Police successfully wiped out a gambling base, seized nearly 400 million VND, 21 suspects from many different provinces and detected 2 rare animals which one is used as liquor and one is captivated. According to the report, at 3:45 PM the same day, dozens of the […]
SINGAPORE TO CRUSH ILLEGAL IVORY WORTH $18 MILLION
SINGAPORE TO CRUSH ILLEGAL IVORY WORTH $18 MILLION (SGD) Yesterday, The National Parks Board (NParks) began crushing $18 million (SGD) worth of illegal ivory, weighing around nine tonnes by an industrial rock crusher and then incinerated. It will be the largest haul destroyed globally since 9.5 tonnes of ivory was crushed in Malaysia in 2016. […]
WILDLIFE HUNTING AT CU LAO CHAM MARINE PARK
Cu Lao Cham Marine Park of Quang Nam province is known as a global Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO with 70% biodiversity jungle full of different species and plants. Despite that, the poaching rate in this special-use forest is increasing alarmingly. The management board of Cham Island has been coordinating with Tan Hiep Commune The People’s […]
KON TUM: CAR FOUND TRANSPORTING 64 KILOGRAMS OF WILD MEAT
December 7th, at night, at Dak Xu commune, Ngoc Hoi district, Kon Tum province, The Kon Tum Province Traffic police unit conducted car administrative check with driver Nguyen Lam Vinh (27 of Plei Kan town, Ngoc Hoi district), who was driving from Po Y commune to Plei Kan town. After checking, the police found 2 […]
NINH BINH: BUS FOUND TRANSPORTING 6 PANGOLINS AND ANIMAL BODY PARTS
According to Ninh Binh Province Police, at 8:10 AM on December 6 on Tran Nhan Tong street, a Patrol unit of Ninh Binh Traffic Department stopped the bus with number plate BKS 47B-023.12 on the route Ninh Binh – Hanoi for investigation due to it being suspicious. Through investigation, the authority found 6 pangolins, a […]
ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE IS THRIVING ONLINE
More and more illegal wildlife purchasing cases are leading to arrests. Meanwhile, wildlife trade is extremely active on social media and quite public. This shows the wildly increasing wildlife violations rate. Sophisticated tricks On November 18, Tà Cạ Commune Police (Ky Son district) detected Lau Ba Da (25, of Mường Típ commune) trying to sell […]
WILD MONKEYS: PET OR ABUSE?
Despite being called pets, these primates are being tortured for human amusement. Though being a pet, this monkey named Kem has been enduring cruel beatings from its owner. Only 5 months after adopting it, this college student already got bored and tried to sell her pet on social media. She in fact did not forget […]
PSA THU MINH – THANH BÙI: “A story of the road” & “What we see”
The “Stop Using Rhino Horn” campaign, organized by WildAid, African Wildlife Foundation and CHANGE, has released two Public Service Announcements (PSAs) which were made with the participation of artists Thu Minh and Thanh Bui – the goodwill ambassadors of the campaign. These PSAs aim to call out the community to change their beliefs as well […]
