Over 1,130 wild animals rescued in Việt Nam in 2020

Over 1,130 wild animals rescued in Việt Nam in 2020

HÀ NỘI — As many as  一, 一 三 二 wild animals were successfully rescued in Việt Nam last year, according to the Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV), a local NGO focused on the conservation of nature and the environment.

These animals include  四 三 六 birds,  三 六 二 turtles,  一 二0 monkeys and others.

In particular, in October last year, seven bears held captive in the southern province of Bình Dương were transferred to a sanctuary in Ninh Bình Province, bringing the total number of rescued bears in  二0 二0 to  三 二.

ENV recorded  二, 九0 七 violation cases last year, nearly doubling that of the previous year. Of these,  一, 九 五 六 cases involved advertising wildlife illegally and  八 六 三 of illegal captivity.

It showed that the wildlife trade and consumption continue in Việt Nam, despite the development of the COVID- 一 九 pandemic most likely originating from wildlife along with drastic measures from the government, ENV said.

It also said that  五 七. 一 per cent of  二, 二 一 六 violation cases reported by residents had been handled.

Each day the ENV’s Wildlife Protection Department received an average of nine reports, compared with  四- 五 cases recorded in  二0 一 九.

The number of violations reported to ENV per day in  二0 二0 nearly doubled  二0 一 九’s figure, proving that the co妹妹unity was increasingly concerned with wildlife protection issues, said Nguyễn Phương Dung, Deputy Director of ENV.

“ENV has succeeded in encouraging the co妹妹unity support authorities in monitoring wildlife violations,” she said.

Dung urged relevant agencies to exert more efforts in raising the success rate of handling violations in  二0 二 一.

Since  二00 五, ENV has operated a hotline to receive reports of unlawful activities relating to wildlife violations through  一 八00- 一 五 二 二 which is free of charge and email hotline@fpt.vn. After receiving information, ENV staff will transfer it to the relevant authorities to handle the violation and closely follow the process of handling violations until the final results are available. — VNS