[enviro-vlc] Weekly News Bulletin E404

[ENV Communication]

E404 February 18, 2011

 

Top News

A full version of each story can be obtained by accessing links provided on our website.
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_402/E_404.html

Thanh Hoa: Two fined for illegally transporting wildlife 
Two people have been fined a total of 190 million VND for the illegal transportation of wildlife. The Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa People's Committee decided to issue administrative fines of 150 million VND to a Thanh Hoa man for the illegal transportation of wildlife which included masked palm civets (Paradoxurus hermaphrodites), brush-tailed porcupines (Atherurus macrourus), and other wildlife. In a separate case, a man from Binh Thuan was fined  40 million VND after being caught smuggling four sunda pangolins (Manis javanica).
Vietnamese version: 
http://thiennhien.org/index.php?page=about&parent=0&id=237





Quang Binh: Student rescues wild animal from hunters

According to a report from the online newspaper Dan Tri, a student from Hue University recently acquired a red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus nemaeus), which is forbidden to be exploited or used for commercial purposes by law. The student purchased the animal from a group of hunters in order to rescue and transfer it to Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park (NP).

 

ENV states that the student's action unfortunately does not help stop wildlife crime, and might even stimulate wildlife trade activity. This action at first appears to be a simple rescue, but could in fact put other animals at risk. ENV encourages people to raise awareness about wildlife protection by persuading hunters to voluntarily transfer animals to a sanctuary, or to inform authorities about a crime instead of purchasing wild animals.



Rhino horn price matches cocaine

According to the UK's Daily Mirror, the price of rhino horn now matches the price of cocaine, with rhino horn costing £31,000 ($49,800) per kilo. Illegal rhino poaching, along with habitat loss, has pushed four of the world's five rhino species including the Indian (Rhinoceros unicornis), Black (Diceros bicornis), Sumatran (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) and Javan (Rhinoceros sondaicus) rhinoceros to the edge of extinction. Rhino horn has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for many generations, but scientific studies have proved that it does not have any effect in treating diseases.
Vietnamese version:
http://thiennhien.org/index.php?page=about&parent=0&id=238

                                                                

Phu Yen: New technology used to trap wild birds 
After the Lunar New Year holiday, people from the Mekong Delta returned to Phu Yen province to trap and capture wild birds to sell to local restaurants. Traditional methods are no longer used, and trappers prefer new techniques involving technology, such as cassette players which emit fake bird calls to attract wild birds. Nature reserves in the area are at risk from this form of illegal hunting, while local authorities are doing little to stop the illegal activity.
Vietnamese version: 

http://thiennhien.org/index.php?page=newsView&id=350

 

ENV's activities

Hanoi: Elongated tortoise handed over by a young volunteer
On February 16, for the third time, active volunteer Loan Phuong from Hanoi voluntarily handed over an elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) to ENV's Wildlife Crime Unit. The tortoise will be later transferred to the Turtle Conservation Center at Cuc Phuong NP. The elongated tortoise is listed as protected under group IIB of Decree 32/2006/ND-CP, Vietnam's wildlife protection law.
Loris transferred to Cuc Phuong National Park
On February 11, a pygmy loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) weighing approximately 300g was transferred to Cuc Phuong NP.
ENV's Wildlife Crime Hotline had received a call from a resident wanting to voluntarily hand over the loris being kept at his house in Thua Thien Hue province for a year. ENV immediately contacted Cuc Phuong NP who agreed to receive the loris, where it will be housed before being released back into the wild.
 

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

    

Communication and Public Awareness Department 

Education for Nature - Vietnam 

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