[enviro-vlc] Bulletin E360

[ENV Communication]

 E360 12 April 2010

 

Top News

 

Quang Ninh: Teenager loses arm while feeding bear

On March 30, a 14-year-old boy was feeding a caged bear being kept as a pet at a friend's home when he was attacked, leaving his left arm severely damaged and requiring amputation. The boy is recovering in hospital. 

(Vietnamese version)

Cho gau an mat ca canh tay

 

 

Ha Nam: Head of Provincial FPD receives slap on wrist

In 2009, the Head of the Provincial Forest Protection Department was involved in illegal activities, such as organizing bear bile extractions for personal use and as gifts for senior leaders, and receiving an extra financial gift from a buyer following the government's sale of confiscated timber from an illegal logging case. To date, he has only received a warning for his actions, leaving obvious questions about the leniency. 

(Vietnamese version)

Chi cuc truong kiem lam chich hut mat gau

 

 

Storage and transport of wildlife 

At the end of March 2010, Hanoi Environmental Police arrested a man transporting three pygmy lorises (Nycticebus pygmaeus) in the grounds of the Thien Tru Pagoda. On April 1, a load containing butterfly lizards, turtles, civets, soft-shell turtles and other species was discovered and confiscated in north of Hue. 

(Vietnamese version)

Tang tru nhieu dong vat hoang da

Bat doi tuong van chuyen 3 ca the cu li

 

Yok Don National Park: Punishment for forest destruction violations not harsh enough 

There have been many cases recently involving large scale forest destruction and illegal logging at Yok Don National Park. Illegally bulldozed timber is often being used for the construction of Highway 14C, yet those responsible are only receiving administrative fines and other forest destruction cases are not being treated very seriously. 

(Vietnamese version)

Vu pha rung Vuon Quoc gia Yok Don

Xu ly lam luat o Vuon Quoc gia Yok Don

 

 

Hanoi: Jail terms for illegal logging of native tree

Following three days of decision-making, a legal panel determined that logging of the Dalbergia boniana, a tree native to Vietnam and appearing on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species, is a huge loss to the nation. Nine years' imprisonment was given to a man found illegally logging the species. 

(Vietnamese version)

Muc an cao nhat la 9 nam tu giam trong vu chat cay go sua

 

 

Ha Tinh: Illegal logging a serious issue 

The illegal logging situation in Huong Lam district has became a very serious problem. In the area, loggers work in corporation with government enterprises and agencies to benefit illegally from timber trade activities without any intervention from authorities. Forests in surrounding areas are almost depleted. 

Dot nhap vuong quoc go lau ky 1

Dot nhap vuong quoc go lau ky 2

Dot nhap vuong quoc go lau ky 3

Dot nhap vuong quoc go lau ky cuoi

 

 

Da Nang: Maritime-product processing enterprise pollutes the sea

During three years of operation, a maritime-product processing enterprise has emitted untreated waste water into the sea, contaminating the Tho Quang lock and forcing residents and boats to leave the area. Investigations into the matter are yet to achieve satisfactory outcomes.

O nhiem moi truong khu cong nghiep thuy san Da Nang ky 1

O nhiem moi truong khu cong nghiep thuy san Da Nang ky cuoi

 

 

ENV's activities

 

Bear protection Public Service Announcement released

>From March 29, Vietnam's National TV station aired a new Public Service Announcement on bear protection. The message: "Bear bile is not a miracle drug, say "NO" to bear bile and bear products to protect Vietnam's endangered bears" was produced by Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV). ENV has distributed the message to 28 provincial television stations to be broadcast throughout the country. 

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6KUD2IfVBU

 

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

    

Vu Hong Anh
Communications officer                                           
Education for Nature - Vietnam 
No. 5 Ngo 192 Thai Thinh, 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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