Vietnam is one of the 13 countries that have tigers in the wild, yet
it is facing an urgent challenge in protecting the species, which is
being pushed to the brink of extinction due to economic and social
pressures.
The Vietnam National Museum of Nature, designed to be the leading
museum of its kind in Vietnam, opened a new exhibition hall on the
evolution of living things on May 16.
Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV) has just released a short film
calling upon people to join hands to stop the killing of tigers by
saying no to tiger bone glue, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)
Online Newspaper reported.
The Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
(DNP) will organise activities during December 26-29 to celebrate the
Wildlife Conservation Day.
The People's Committee of Hanoi must abolish collecting money as
entrance fees at major parks in the inner capital city, the city's
People's Council has ruled.
Prayers for good health,
prosperity and happiness are the foundation for most festivals worldwide
and it is no different for the Khmer community in the Cuu Long (
Mekong ) Delta.
The first regional “Ngo” boat race festival, a traditional race among
ethnic Khmer in the Mekong Delta, is slated for November 14-17 in the
southern province of Soc Trang with 61 teams on the waiting list.
Vietnamese scientists have discovered
46 medicinal plant species and remedies that may be able to replace
endangered wildlife products used to cure diseases.
The Vietnam National Museum of Nature under the Vietnam Academy of
Science and Technology is building a new exhibition hall on the
evolution of living things, which is expected to help it become the
leading museum of its kind in Vietnam.
“Binh Tay Dai nguyen soai” (The Binh Tay marshal), one of Vietnam’s
few historical TV dramas on national hero Truong Dinh, has officially
aired on HTV9 from May 29.
Authorities in northern Yen Bai province's Luc Yen district have
confirmed the existence of tigers in the local forest, according to
Chairman of the district People's Committee Hoang Kim Trong.
Vietnam is looking to the Internet for effective solutions to prevent
wild animal trafficking as over 33 websites in the country are found to
host the illegal trade of 108 wild animal species.
The Voice of Russia said on Oct. 16 that foreign direct investment into
Vietnam has increased rapidly and Japanese businesses are paying more
attention to the country.
The CITES Authority of Vietnam has rejected a World Wide Fund for Nature
report that rates Vietnam as the worst performer in wild animal
protection, saying it is not objective or thorough.
Vietnam is looking to conserve and develop its population of
domestic wild tigers in order to, with other countries, help double the
global number of wild tigers over the next decade under a new draft
national programme.
The number of wild tigers in Vietnam has shrunk from 100 a decade ago
to fewer than 50, said Le Xuan Canh, director of the Institute of
Ecology and Biological Resources.
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