[enviro-vlc] Weekly News Bulletin E392

[ENV Communication]

 E392 November 19, 2010

 

Top News

 

Hanoi: Frozen tiger smuggled in from overseas 
On November 14, Dong Da district police stopped a car and found a 150kg frozen tiger, purchased from a man living in Hai Phong City for 600 million VND, and later identified as being captured in the wild in another country. The body has been transferred to the Vietnam National Museum of Nature and the case is undergoing further investigation.

(Vietnamese version)

Ha Noi: Pha vu van chuyen ho uop nguyen con tu nuoc ngoai ve

 

Ho Chi Minh City: Four yellow-cheeked gibbons rescued

On November 14, four yellow-cheeked gibbons (Hylobates gabriellae) were rescued and transferred to the Cu Chi Rescue Center by Ho Chi Minh City's Forest Protection Department (FPD). The FPD, together with other authorities, had inspected a cafe and private home to rescue the four animals. The yellow-cheeked gibbon belongs to Group IB - the group of rare wild animals forbidden to be in captivity, hunted, traded or killed.

(Vietnamese version)

Giai cuu 4 con vuon den ma hung trong quan ca phe

 

Dak Lak: Elephants cause overnight havoc

Around 15 elephants have been entering villages in the Ea Sup district recently, appearing from early evening until around 5 am and devastating the area in the search for food. In early September and from 18 to 23 October this year, a group of around 7 elephants destroyed roughly 60m2 of worker's camp sites and trees within 1ha of forest area in the region.

(Vietnamese version)

Dak Lak: 15 con voi rung gam gu, quay pha

 

Ben Tre: Green sea turtle released into river

On November 15, in the presence of inspectors from Ben Tre's Agriculture and Rural Development Department and the Department of Fishery Resource Management, a man released a 56kg green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) into a local river. The man had purchased the turtle from a local fisherman for 3 million VND in order to release it.

(Vietnamese version)

Mua con vic 56 kg ba trieu dong de phong sinh

 

Medical expert warns of dangers of using bear bile to treat sprains

According to Dr. Nguyen Trung Dung from the Joint and Muscle Department of Hanoi's Medical University Hospital, a sprain is a common injury that some people attempt to treat themselves by applying bear bile on the sprain, without being aware that it can become worse, even chronic, with the development of joint stiffness and even muscle atrophy. Applying bear bile on a sprain causes blood to rush to the area, sometimes resulting in necrosis. Some cases have required surgery to repair ligaments.

(Vietnamese version)

Cung khop, teo co vi xoa mat gau khi bong gan

 

 

ENV's activities

 

Busy week ahead for ENV: Annual volunteer meeting and launch of Bear bile report 
>From November 19 to 21, ENV's Annual Volunteer Meeting will take place in Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh province and Hanoi. The meeting is a chance for ENV to review the National Volunteer Network program and show appreciation for its volunteers, while encouraging continued enthusiasm for the protection of wildlife. The meeting will conclude with an Award Ceremony on November 21 at Hanoi's Press Club to name the volunteers who have contributed the most to wildlife protection activities. 

 

On November 23, ENV will hold a press conference to launch the "Analysis of attitudes and bear bile use in Vietnam" report. Wild bears are being pushed to the edge of extinction in Vietnam, with many cubs being captured in the wild and sold to bear farms where they are raised and used for their bile. At the conference, ENV will present the latest research on bear bile use in Vietnam and raise recommendations to protect Vietnam's endangered bears. 

 

Three pig-tailed macaques rescued

On November 5, the ENV Wildlife Crime hotline received a report about two macaques being kept at residence and another macaque being kept at a cafe in Dong Nai province. A Wildlife Crime officer contacted the Dong Nai FPD, and after the owners were made aware of relevant wildlife protection laws, they voluntarily transferred the pig-tailed macaques (Macaca leonine) to the FPD on November 17 to be later released into the wild. On the same occasion, officers from the FPD spoke to residents of Cam My district about wildlife protection laws, resulting in one Burmese python (Python molurus) and one Clouded monitor (Varanus bengalensis) being voluntarily placed at the Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve.

 

Bear exhibitions and pledge collections

On November 11 and 12 at Da Nang's Polytechnic University, ENV organized an exhibition and collected pledges not to use bear bile and products from bears, with 1,400 people signing pledges.  

The week before on November 6, 7 at the Hanoi Museum, the Mobile Team organized a Bear exhibition which included many interesting activities attracting the special attention of children, such as the airing of a Bear bile extraction film, providing coloring-in booths so children could create their own 'bear art', and handing out bear posters. A total of 1,397 people pledged not to use bear bile during the event.

 

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The ENV team regularly updates our Facebook group with wildlife crime news, interesting cases and information about our other work. Click on this link to join our group and help save Vietnam's wildlife: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47162312016

 



 

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

    


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