A langur rescued and handed over to the Cuc Phuong National Park on May 28 (Photo: ENV) Hanoi (VNA) - Non-governmental organisation Education forNature Vietnam (ENV) said it helped save 153 wild animals during May.
As an outcome of cooperation between ENV’s wildlife protectiondepartment and relevant agencies, the figure consisted of 138 animals that wereconfiscated and 15 that were voluntarily handed over by local people in Hanoiand Son La, Lang Son, and Quang Tri provinces, among others.
Of note, on May 9, following data collected by ENV, agencies detectedand seized 101 turtles in Buon Ma Thuot, the provincial capital of the central highlands’Dak Lak province. The animals were then taken to the Cuc Phuong TurtleConservation Centre, south of Hanoi.
Also during May, three people were fined 12.5 million VND (540 USD) andhad their mobile phones confiscated for advertising the illegal trade of wildlife,while two others were arrested for keeping and trading wild animals.
As of last December, ENV had recorded more than 16,000 wildlife-relatedviolations. In 2019 alone it received information from citizens on 1,194 cases,84 percent of which were tackled by relevant agencies./.
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