Keyword: "wildlife trafficking"

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Indonesia strengthens wildlife protection efforts

Indonesia strengthens wildlife protection efforts

Indonesian Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni has affirmed the country's strengthened efforts to foster cooperation with stakeholders, including the law enforcement apparatus, to prevent the smuggling of protected animals.

Customs operation nabs 1,715 illegal drugs and wildlife trafficking cases

Customs operation nabs 1,715 illegal drugs and wildlife trafficking cases

Operation Mekong Dragon V (OMD V), a programme cracking down on drugs and wildlife trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region, was deployed from April 15 to November 16, 2023. Some 25 customs and law enforcement agencies and international organisations participated in the scheme, resulting in the seizure of 1,715 drugs and wildlife trafficking cases.
ENV film warns of health risks from wildlife consumption

ENV film warns of health risks from wildlife consumption

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released a film highlighting health risks from dining out at restaurants that sell wildlife meat, and calling on the community not to support such restaurants, thus reducing the risk of extinction among rare animals and protecting the ecosystem.
Four smugglers of pangolin scales jailed

Four smugglers of pangolin scales jailed

The People’s Court of Hanoi on July 12 sentenced three women and one man to a total 18 years in prison for illegally transporting and trading 984kg of pangolin scales, one of the largest cases of wildlife trafficking detected so far in Vietnam.
Urgent action needed on primate protection

Urgent action needed on primate protection

Since the Government’s decision on action plan for the protection of the primate species in Vietnam was issued in 2017, a total of 684 endangered douc langurs, including 86 grey-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix cinerea), one of the world’s 25 Critically Endangered primates, have been captured by rangers and authorities in 80 illegal hunting and wildlife trafficking cases.
Wildlife conservation: Risks and efforts

Wildlife conservation: Risks and efforts

Vietnam, though rich in biodiversity with a large number of precious, rare and endemic species, has seen a decline in the number of many rare species, requiring the country to work hard to preserve and protect them against risk of extinction.
Quang Binh releases 120-kg sea turtle to nature

Quang Binh releases 120-kg sea turtle to nature

A 120-kg sea turtle stuck in a fishing net was released to the sea by border guards at Roon border post in Quang Trach district of the central province of Quang Binh and local fishermen on October 27 morning.