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#Run4WildlifeHN to return in November

The annual race #Run4WildlifeHN will return to Hanoi on November 6 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV), the country’s first non-governmental organisation focusing on wildlife conservation.
#Run4WildlifeHN to return in November ảnh 1Poster of the event (Source: the organiser)
Hanoi (VNA) – The annual race #Run4WildlifeHN will return to Hanoi on November 6 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Educationfor Nature – Vietnam (ENV), the country’s first non-governmental organisationfocusing on wildlife conservation.

The race is organised by the Hanoi Half Marathon and SportingRepublic with the support of the ENV to raise public awareness about the use ofdrugs made from wild animals; and encourage the community to commit not to tradeor consume illegal wildlife.

It consists of a 21km half marathon, 10km challenge, 5km family run andwalk, and 1km kids sprint. The race will take place at the Ciputra urban area.

People can register for participation at https://hanoihalfmarathon.com/register/ between now and October 23.

Funds raised from the race will be used to support wildlifeprotection in Vietnam.  

In the first two quarters of 2022 alone, the ENV recorded1,862 wildlife-related violations./.
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