Save Our Endangered Wildlife
If you live or work in Vietnam, help stamp out wildlife crimes by becoming a member of the Wildlife Volunteer Network.
YOU can make a difference!
Every day, thousands of animals are taken from their homes in nature. Sadly, many of these unfortunate creatures experience a long and terrifying journey that ultimately ends in their death; served up as a specialty food in a restaurant, preserved in wine, or slaughtered in some distant foreign market. Other species such as gibbons and lorises spend the rest of their lives as prisoners, kept as pets, displayed as novelties for visitors outside hotels, or poked and prodded with needles for their bile, such as in the case of our endangered bears.
Unfortunately, demand for wildlife in Vietnam continues to grow. According to government figures, in 2005 alone, there were 1,336 illegal wildlife trade cases and 7,332 confiscated animals!
However, now you can get involved by joining a growing network of volunteers dedicated to stamping out wildlife crime in Vietnam.
Here is how it works
In 2005, ENV established a national hotline for reporting of wildlife crimes. After being notified of a crime by the public, ENV works directly with local authorities to investigate and track each case through to its completion, assisting with the placement of animals, and documenting the punishment administered to violators. Since 2005, ENV has documented nearly 1,000 illegal wildlife crimes.
Thanks to help from our Wildlife Volunteers, restaurants have stopped selling wildlife, smugglers have been punished, and hundreds of animals have been rescued from the trade.
The Wildlife Volunteer Network was established in 2007. The network includes hundreds of volunteers throughout the country that are actively assisting ENV in efforts to protect wildlife by reporting wildlife crimes, monitoring business establishments in their home area, and getting others involved.
Join us and lend a hand to Vietnam’s endangered wildlife.
What our Wildlife Volunteers Do
Report wildlife crimes that you observe in your area by calling the ENV National toll-free Wildlife Crime Hotline: 1800-1522
Here are some examples of observations reported by other people:
· A restaurant advertising wildlife on their menu or on a signboard
· Bears or other wildlife species observed in captivity
· Animals displayed in cages at a hotel or outside a business
· A shipment of wildlife being transported on a bus, train, airplane
· A fisherman holding a marine turtle
· Animals or animal meat observed for sale in a market
Help ENV monitor known wildlife trade hotspots
ENV maintains a list of business establishments that have a prior history of selling, displaying, possessing, or advertising wildlife. Many of these businesses are now in compliance with the law. However, frequent checks of these establishments will help ensure that the owners remain in compliance with the law and do not return to illegal activities.
Help encourage others to join the network
With more public involvement, we can bring an end to wildlife crime in Vietnam. Get others involved!
Participate in other ENV awareness activities in your area
Active volunteers may wish to become more involved in ENV activities such as increasing local awareness about protecting wildlife, contributing their ideas to the popular student nature magazine, Green Forest, or conducting surveys with ENV Wildlife Crime Unit staff.
Wildlife Volunteers will receive regular updates via email
• Receive electronic updates of new laws, copies of the ENV Wildlife Crime Bulletin, and other news relevant to wildlife trade issues
• Be informed about successful cases resulting from the efforts of Wildlife Volunteers within the network.
Remember…
Your involvement can save animal lives, and help to preserve Vietnam’s wildlife in the wild, where it belongs.
How to Join the Network
Complete an electronic application by clicking this button electronic registration form and send to our email hotline@fpt.vn
Contact the ENV Wildlife Crime Unit 1-800-1522
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