Trading firm director gets jail over import of nearly 1,800 elephant tusks into Singapore from Africa
SINGAPORE: The director of a trading firm was sentenced to 10 months’ jail on Wednesday (Feb 15) for importing 1,787 pieces of elephant tusks from Africa into Singapore, en route to Vietnam. Dao Thi Boi was convicted of importing 1,787 pieces of endangered elephant tusks into Singapore. (Photo: TODAY) The tusks of the endangered species […]
Woman prosecuted after killing a 10-kg king cobra
Photo of the discovered king cobra. Photo: Lam Thao district police. On December 5, the Police Investigation Agency of Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province, just issued a prosecution decision to the woman who killed a king cobra weighing nearly 10kg. Before that, at about 9:30 pm on December 3, at zone 15, Cao Xa […]
Man sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for storing and trading rare and precious wildlife online
Over a long period, the defendant repetitively advertised for sale of endangered, precious and rare wildlife products on social media; all the while illegally possessing many wildlife specimens listed in the list of endangered precious and rare species prioritized for protection. On December 5, the People’s Court of Bao Loc city (Lam Dong province) sentenced […]
Bus found transporting alleged tiger cub and many prohibited goods
Market Management Team No. 3 inspecting the vehicle suspected of transporting a tiger cub, bear paws, tiger meat, and many prohibited goods. Quang Binh province’s patrols have just discovered a bus transporting an individual suspected of being a tiger cub, bear paws, tiger meat and many other goods of unknown origin. The Market Management Team […]
Hue: Police caught red-handed a pub possessing many wild animals
On November 26, the Economic Police Team of the Hue City Police said that the unit had just coordinated with the Hue City Forest Protection Department to bust a pub in the area that had many wild animals. Wildlife found in Le Van Canh’s pub. Photo: C.Q. Previously, the Economic Police Team of the Hue […]
Man sentenced to 13 months in prison for selling two Pygmy slow lorises on Facebook
On November 25, the Provincial People’s Court brought to trial and sentenced Nguyen Quyet Thang (born in 1990, residing in Phu Nghia commune, Lac Thuy district, Hoa Binh province) to 13 months in prison for “violating regulations on the protection of endangered and rare animals”. Defendant Nguyen Quyet Thang was sentenced to 13 months in […]
Young man sold endangered, precious, and rare forest animals online for profit
The behavior of the young man showed signs of the crime of “violating regulations on the protection of endangered and rare animals” specified in Article 244, the Criminal Code. Many animals were discovered by the authorities. On November 25, the police investigation agency of Trang Bom district, Dong Nai province said that they just caught […]
Man caught red-handed smuggling Pygmy slow lorises
The police in Thai Binh province have just discovered and caught one person in violation of regulations on protection of endangered and rare animals. According to Thai Binh Provincial Police, Hung Ha District Police has just issued a Decision to prosecute the case of Hoang Dinh Hien (born in 1990, residing in Tan Tien village, […]
Quang Binh: Internet wildlife traffickers to spend time in prison
Recently, the People’s Court of Minh Hoa district (Quang Binh province) sentenced Dinh Minh Tinh (resided in Yen Nhat village, Yen Hoa commune, Minh Hoa district) to a 12-month prison sentence for violating regulations on endangered, precious and rare animals protection laws. Previously, on June 17, 2022, the police of Minh Hoa district (Quang Binh […]
VIEWS AWARDS 2022 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
After many days of anticipation and numerous works received, the long search for the best writers for wildlife – VIEWS AWARDS 2022 has come to an end. The board of judges had to make tough choices to select the winners among the most passionate and outstanding articles from the participants. And to that we give […]
