Three central localities see wildlife violation reduction
At least 86 percent of advertisements for illegal wildlife products in hotels, restaurants, bars, pet shops and herbal medicine shops in Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam were removed by local authorities in 2019 and 2020.
An expert from Da Nang-based Douc Langur Foundation and local rangers release an Asian water monitor to nature after being rescued from captivity. (Photo courtesy of Douc Langur Foundation)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - At least 86 percent ofadvertisements for illegal wildlife products in hotels, restaurants, bars, petshops and herbal medicine shops in Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam were removed by local authorities in 2019 and 2020.
A survey from the Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) was recently released froma wildlife violation reduction campaign that took place at 1,369 sites in thethree localities in 2019 and 2020.
ENV said Da Nang had the highest rate with 94 percent of violationcases successfully dealt with, while Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam followed with88 percent and 77 percent, respectively.
It said 81 restaurants and herbal medicine shops out of 1,369 sites had madewildlife-related violations, 5.9 percent, lower than the figures in Hanoi (11 percent)and Ho Chi Minh City (8 percent).
Wildlife-related crimes agencies in the three central localities hadeffectively punished and seized wildlife products in 23 of total 38 violationcases, saving 27 living animals from restaurants and pet shops.
ENV also said wildlife-related crime agencies had received 51 calls from localresidents on wildlife violations in the localities in 2019 and 2020 and 49cases were then arrested or destroyed, saving living animals in 22 of 38 cases.
The successful prevention of wildlife violations in the region resulted fromthe efforts of wildlife-related crime agencies during the two-year campaign.
Da Nang was the first city in central Vietnam to launch the campaign ‘Say No towildlife consumption’.
Da Nang'slocation and traffic connections make it a hub of wildlife trafficking routesfrom the Central Highlands region to northern provinces.
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An expert from Da Nang-based Douc Langur Foundation and local rangers release an Asian water monitor to nature after being rescued from captivity. (Photo courtesy of Douc Langur Foundation) 
