Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection

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.
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 1Located in the buffer zone of Tam Dao National Park in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao Bear Rescue Center opened in April 2008. The 1.2 ha center with an investment of over 3.3 million USD can accommodate 200 bears. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 2Doctor Cahalane and other vets from Animals Asia do surgery on Zebedee, a moon bear rescued from a bile farm in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue by Animals Asia. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 3Little turtles at the Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center in the northern province of Ninh Binh receive calcium-added food for shell growth. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 4A health worker at the Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center applies medicine to a diseased turtle. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 5Turtles are nursed in a semi wild environment at the Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 6Two small monkeys who have just been rescued are afraid of strangers. (Photo:VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 7The helmeted hornbill, a critically endangered bird species with an ivory casque (helmet like structure on the head), has a commercial value three to five times that of ivory and is subject to rampant illegal trade. (Photo:VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 8A foreign volunteer and a health worker from the center do a medical check on a pangolin. (Photo:VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 9A pangolin has just had surgery to remove a decayed part of its tail by vets from the Asian Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Center. (Photo:VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 10The center annually releases carnivores into their natural environment. (Photo: Asian Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Center)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 11The Cuc Phuong Endangered Primates Rescue Center is home to six endangered primate species. (Photo:VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 12Hanoi Health Council and Tam Dao Bear Rescue Center jointly organize monthly communication sessions to advocate protecting bears in target localities during which locals receive free medical check-ups and medicines.
(Photo:VNA)
Vietnam makes efforts in wildlife protection ảnh 13A girl reads information about protecting bears at Tam Dao Bear Rescue Center. (Photo:VNA)
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