News Brief (E254, 7 March, 2008)
Top News
Wildlife confiscated from the illegal trade
On February 29, approximately seven tons of pangolins and pangolin scales were discovered in a container at the port of Hai Phong city. According to customs officials, the container was registered as containing fresh fish and was on its way from Indonesia to China, transiting in Hai Phong.
(Vietnamese version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_254/Phat_hien_6_tan_te_te.pdf
(English version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_254/Vietnam_seizes_thousands_of_smuggled_pangolins.html
On March 4, local authorities confiscated 9 leopard cats and over 100kg of wild animals including leopard cats, macaques, civets, snakes and brush-tailed porcupines. (Vietnamese version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_254/Dot_kich_diem_chuyen_mua_ban_DVHD.pdf
Elephant slaughtered in Dak Lak province
After receiving a tip-off from local residents, Buon Ma Thuot authorities uncovered hundreds of elephant bones in a local house on February 27. According to initial reports, staff from a mobile circus had sold the bones when their 60-year-old elephant had died. (Vietnamese version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_254/Voi_doan_xiec_bi_xe_thit.pdf
Wild tiger observed in Quang Binh province
Over the last few days, a tiger roaming around Road 20 in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park has been observed by people working in the area. (Vietnamese version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_254/Ho_xuat_hien_tren_duong_20.pdf
Bird species threatened in Nghe An province
Bird hunting in local forests is becoming a popular trend amongst local residents of Quy Chau district. (Vietnamese version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_254/Bao_dong_nan_san_ban_chim.html
Trees chopped down in Vu Quang National Park
Before moving to a new resettlement area to create space for the hydropower power plant, locals are rushing into the forest to collect timber. (Vietnamese version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_254/VQG_Vu_Quang_dang_bi_tan_pha.pdf
Resource
This is a fact sheet on tiger farming that outlines how commercial breeding of tigers will impact upon surviving wild populations (Vietnamese version)
http://www.thiennhien.org/Resource_Centre/Resource_Centre/Tiger_Facts_Fallacies_Fe_18_2008_VN.pdf
Luu Thi Ngoc Anh
Communications Officer
Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV)
N5. IF1, lane 192 Thai Thinh Str, Dong Da Dist, Hanoi
Tel/Fax:     (84 4) 514 8850
Email: communication.env@fpt.vn
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