Meat lovers put wildlife at risk
The widespread consumption of wild meat, coupled with illegal animal trafficking, is putting endangered species at risk.
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Exploitation threatens herb medicine plants
Herbs used in traditional Vietnamese medicine may be lost completely
unless measures are taken to manage their cultivation and exploitation.
Report finds illegal logging rampant in country
Illegal deforestation activities are widespread across the nation,
says the latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development's General Forestry Department.
Swiss city honours Vietnamese for protection of bears
Nguyen Dinh Xuan, Director of the Lo Go
Xa Mat National Park in the south-western border province of Tay Ninh, received a prize for bear protection from the city of Bern,
Switzerland in Hanoi on April 20.
Environment
Saola preservation kicks off in Hue
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has approved a project on the preservation of saola and other indigenous bovines.
Three Saola individuals found in Quang Binh
Three individuals of “Saola” (
Pseudorys nghetinhensis), a forest-dwelling bovine, have been found by
forest rangers in the western Truong Son Mountains, Lam Thuy district
of the central province of Quang Binh.
People – the best way to protect forests
By using people to protect forests, the Tam Dao National Park
and Buffer Zone Management Project (TDMP) has provided a lot of useful
lessons, said an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development (MARD).
Poachers threaten rare species
Illegal hunting and trading of wildlife
are increasing at an alarming rate, posing a serious threat to rare and
endangered species, conservationists have said.
Expert help sought to preserve mangroves
Forest rangers and the local
administration should preserve HCM City’s Can Gio mangrove forest using
scientific forestry methods, ensuring the trees grow naturally, a city
official said.
