A female Asiatic black bear, kept in a cage since 2010, has been safely relocated. Initial assessments reveal the roughly 20-year-old bear is significantly underweight at 80-90 kg and requires comprehensive veterinary care.
On January 14, three black bears were received by the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, following their rescue from the Cu Chi water park in Ho Chi Minh City two days earlier.
Two bears rescued from a household in Phung Thuong commune in Hanoi’s Phuc Tho district were brought to the Bear Rescue Centre Vietnam's second branch in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
A 10.5 million USD project on building the second facility of the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre was launched on July 15 at the Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue’s Phu Loc district.
A risky trend of having wildlife pets have become more popular, particularly among young people in Vietnam in recent years, said Nguyen Thu Thuy from the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) at a workshop held virtually on September 28.
Animals Asia will provide a funding of 60,000 USD for the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to carry out the elephant conservation project from November 2019 to February 2021.
Over the last decade, Vietnam has adopted policies and actions to fulfill its commitments to protecting rare and endangered wildlife, which is highly valued by the international community.
Six Tibetan bears were successfully rescued from a farm in Thuan An township of the southern province of Binh Duong by the Animals Asia on December 8.
Construction of the Vietnam Bear Sanctuary – Phase 2 in the Tam Dao National Park of Vinh Phuc northern province has been completed, announced the Animals Asia on April 19.
The Animals Asia said it has received two Asian black bears handed over by an individual in An Khe town in Gia Lai, raising the number of bears saved by the organisation in Vietnam to 177.
After 10 years of captivity, six Asian black bears have been rescued from a farm in Buon Ma Thuot City in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak Province.
The Animals Asia on September 12 announced that it has received a Malayan sun bear and two monkeys that were caged as pets in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
