News Brief (E292, 28 November, 2008)
Top News
One of the worlds rarest turtles rescued in Vietnam
The world’s last remaining Rafetuus swinhoei in the wild narrowly escaped death after being caught by fishermen in Son Tay district of Hanoi. The 70kg soft-shell turtle was rescued by Forest Rangers and Police after a tense day-long standoff. Rangers and conservationists returned the turtle to Dong Mo lake where it has lived for many years before it was washed downstream during floods several weeks ago leading to its capture.
(Vietnamese version)
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Bat_duoc_mot_trong_bon_con_rua_quy.html
(English version)
http://www.asianturtlenetwork.org/library/ATCN_news/2008_articles/Rare_Vietnamese_turtle_in_close_call_with_soup_pot.html
http://www.asianturtlenetwork.org/photo_gallery/pages/World_last_wild_Swinhoe_soft_shell_turtle_caught.html
Illegal wildlife transportation cases uncovered
On November 25th, 2008, Ha Noi Environment Police, in cooperation with the Forest Protection Department caught a man illegally transporting 40kg of king cobras (Ophiophagus hannah). In another case in Quang Tri, 39 porcupines and two leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) were seized when they were uncovered as part of an illegal transport case.
(Vietnamese version)
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Phat_hien_vu_van_chuyen_40kg_ran_ho_mang_chua.pdf
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Mua_ban_dong_vat_hoang_da_san_tu_Lao.pdf
Subjects caught illegally transporting rare timber
On November 23rd, 2008, Dac Lac rangers from Yok Don National Park caught a man illegally transporting 4m3 of rare timber. Also, in Lang Son, on November 24th, 2008, the driver of a vehicle illegally transporting 52 logs of timber was apprehended.
(Vietnamese version)
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Dak_Lak_Bat_mot_vu_mua_ban_van_chuyen_go_giang_huong_voi_so_luong_lon.pdf
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Lang_Son_Van_chuyen_lam_san_trai_phep.pdf
Can Tho: Company fined 63.5 million VND for illegally dumping waste water
The Can Tho People’s Committee has decided to fine Tay Do Leather Joint - Stock Company 63.5 million VND for dumping untreated waste water into the Hau River.
(Vietnamese version)
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Xu_phat_hanh_chinh_Cong_ty_Co_phan_Da_Tay_Do.html
Dac Lac: A man sentenced to imprisonment for illegal logging
The Lac District People’s Court recently sentenced a man to twelve months in prison and fined him 33 million VND for illegally exploiting 16.5 m3 of timber.
(Vietnamese version)
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Dac_Lac_Di_tu_vi_chat_go_rung_cam.html
More cases of rangers being attacked
Over the last few days there have been a series of attacks on Lam Dong rangers. Loggers injured four staff from Da Nhim Watershed Protective Forest, damaged their motorbikes and destroyed glass doors and furniture in the forest protection station. In Cat Tien National Park loggers gathered to destroy the forest protection station, threatened to attack rangers and demanded the rangers hand over one gaur. Finally, in Quang Ngai a car illegally transporting eight slats of rare timber crashed into a policeman when the driver was asked to stop for inspection.
(Vietnamese version)
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Lam_Dong_Hang_chuc_doi_tuong_tan_cong_bao_ve_rung.pdf
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Lam_tac_phat_kiem_lam.pdf
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Xe_cho_go_lau_dam_canh_sat_giao_thong.pdf
Increase in illegal deforestation
So far for the year 2008 in Lam Dong there are 2,084 cases violating the forest protection laws, in which 2,868m3 of timber was confiscated. In total, the offenders were fined 8,286 billion VND. In Phu Yen province some enterprises had received permits to carry out forest planting projects, however when there were delays in the completion of these projects the enterprises hired hundreds of employees to illegally exploit the forest. As a result, thousands of hectares of forest have been destroyed.
(Vietnamese version)
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/So_vu_pha_rung_trai_phep_gia_tang.pdf
http://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Phu_Yen_Loi_dung_trong_rung_de_pha_rung_bai1.pdfhttp://envietnam.org/E_News/E_292/Phu_Yen_Loi_dung_trong_rung_de_pha_rung_bai2.pdf
Please note: Past bulletins can be found on ENV's website www.envietnam.org
Nguyen Thi My Dung
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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