[enviro-vlc] Weekly Bulletin 294

[communication ENV]

E294 12th December, 2008

 

Top News

 

Wild animals confiscated in illegal confiscation cases

On December 5th, 2008 the Ha Tinh Provincial Department of Anti-Smuggling, in cooperation with the Forest Protection Department, confiscated 63 pangolins concealed in a car. In Nghe An, 58 pangolins were seized when they were uncovered as part of an illegal transport case. Finally, in Hai Duong, police caught a man transporting 65 king cobras (Ophiophagus hannah). The incident is still being investigated.

(Vietnamese version)

http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_294/Ha_Tinh_dung_xe_Camry_van_chuyen_hon_3_ta_te_te.html 

http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_294/Nghe_An_bat_vu_van_chuyen_275kg_tete.pdf 

http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_294/Hai_Duong_bat_gan_200kg_ran_ho_mang.pdf

Quang Nam: Illegal timber concealed in Vietin Bank

On December 3rd, 2008, the Quang Nam Provincial Mobile Forest Ranger Unit confiscated 1,140m3 of timber concealed in the garage of Vietin Bank-Quang Nam branch. An investigation revealed that the timber belonged to the director of the Quang Nam branch of Vietin Bank. The next day another two cubic square meters of rare timber was discovered in the bank's warehouse. The evidence was confiscated for further investigation

(Vietnamese version)

http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_294/Phat_hien_go_lau_trong_kho_ngan_hang_cong_thuong.html 

http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_294/Phat_hien_them_go_giau_trong_kho_ngan_hang_cong_thuong.html


Phu Yen: Man sentenced to imprisonment for illegally transporting timber

On December 3rd, 2008 the Phu Hoa District People's Committee decided to sentence a man to six months in prison for violating forest protection laws including the illegal transportation of rare timber on many occasions.

(Vietnamese version)

http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_294/Phu_Yen_6_thang_tu_do_cho_go_lau.html

 

Ha Tinh:  Police make arrests over ranger attacks

On November 30th, 2008, two loggers, who were caught illegally logging in Ke Go Forest in Cam Xuyen district, attacked and injured two rangers. Four days later, the District Police decided to arrest and retain the two loggers in custody pending a decision on the case.

(Vietnamese version)

http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_294/Khoi_to_2_doi_tuong_tan_cong_kiem_lam_cuop_go.html 

 

Ha Noi: Secret dumping of industrial waste uncovered

On December 5th, 2008, the Hanoi Environmental Police caught a man illegally dumping two tons of industrial waste including toxic matter. The evidence was confiscated for further investigation. 

(Vietnamese version)

http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_294/Phat_hien_vu_do_trom_2_tan_rac_thai.pdf 

 

 Ho Chi Minh: Hamlet discovered heavily polluting the environment

On December 3rd, 2008, Ho Chi Minh Environmental Police caught a group of people in a local hamlet incinerating toxic waste. This hamlet has been processing this dangerous waste without the authorities' permission.

(Vietnamese version)

http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_294/Xom_huy_hoai_moi_truong_o_TpHCM.html 

 

ENV's activities

 

Mobile Bear Exhibit in Hanoi Zoo  

 

Last weekend (6-7 Dec), Education for Nature-Vietnam, in cooperation with Hanoi Zoo, held a Mobile Bear Exhibition called "Bring Peace to Vietnam's Bears" at Hanoi Zoo. The zoo's visitors had the chance to learn about Vietnam's bears and the threats to their survival. The exhibition also featured a life-sized torture chamber which visitors could enter to view footage of bear bile extraction, and bear artwork.  In the children's corner of the exhibit, children colored pictures about protecting Vietnam's bears. Over the two days, 1,522 people signed pledges committing not to use bear bile or bear products. The bear exhibition was held with the support of volunteer students from KOTO.

 

Training program helps FPD and Environmental police investigate the illegal bear trade

 

Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV), from 2-5 December, conducted a bear trade investigation training program for six representatives from Provincial Forest Protection Departments and Environmental Police Bureaus from Dien Bien and Hanoi. The four-day training course, held in Ha Noi, taught the trainees about intelligence gathering, action plans and other skills necessary to help them investigate the illegal trade of bears in Vietnam.

The training program was held with the support of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).  

Retraction: please note error in last bulletin in regard to the above item 
Please accept our apologies there was an error in the original version of the above ENV activities item published in last week's bulletin (Weekly Bulletin 293). Please note the above training program was for six representatives from Provincial Forest Protection Departments and Environmental Police Bureaus from Hanoi and Dien Bien not "from across Vietnam" as mentioned previously. Please excuse this error and accept this updated version of this item.

 

 



Please note:  Past bulletins can be found on ENV's website www.envietnam.org

    

Nguyen Thi My Dung
Communications officer                                           

Education for Nature - Vietnam 

No. 5 Ngo 192 Thai Thinh 

PO Box 222 

Dong Da district 

Hanoi, Vietnam 

Phone/fax: +84 4 3514-8850 

E-mail: env at fpt.vn 

www.envietnam.org (English) 

www.thiennhien.org (Vietnamese) 

www.savingvietnamswildlife.org (English wildlife trade website) 

 
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