Members of the conservation community in Vietnam are encouraging local young people to be part of the solution and speak up for the protection of endangered wildlife species in recognition of World Wildlife Day. Each year on March 3, World Wildlife Day aims to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. This year’s theme Listen to the Young Voices is encouraging youth around the world to rally together to address on-going major threats to wildlife, including illicit trafficking, over-exploitation and habitat loss. According to a group of 14 organisations working in Vietnam to protect wildlife and combat wildlife crime including Animals Asia, Change, Education for Nature-Vietnam, Freeland, Save Vietnam’s Wildlife, and Traffic, change must come from within, and right now there is an important window of opportunity for young people to make a difference for Vietnam’s wildlife. According to the United Nations Population Fund, Vietnam is … [Read more...] about World Wildlife Day empowering Vietnam’s youth to protect wildlife DTiNews
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World Wildlife Day empowering Vietnam’s youth to protect wildlife
Members of the conservation community in Vietnam are encouraging local young people to be part of the solution and speak up for the protection of endangered wildlife species in recognition of World Wildlife Day. Each year on March 3, World Wildlife Day aims to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. This year’s theme Listen to the Young Voices is encouraging youth around the world to rally together to address on-going major threats to wildlife, including illicit trafficking, over-exploitation and habitat loss. According to a group of 14 organisations working in Vietnam to protect wildlife and combat wildlife crime including Animals Asia, Change, Education for Nature-Vietnam, Freeland, Save Vietnam’s Wildlife, and Traffic, change must come from within, and right now there is an important window of opportunity for young people to make a difference for Vietnam’s wildlife. According to the United Nations Population Fund, Vietnam is … [Read more...] about World Wildlife Day empowering Vietnam’s youth to protect wildlife
Trees planted in denuded central Vietnam forest
A section of the Annamite Mountains forest. PHOTO: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND VIETNAM Trees are being planted on more than 630 hectares in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue as part of a World Wildlife Fund project to restore and conserve forests and their biodiversity in the Greater Mekong region. The tree planting, focused on the central Annamite Mountains on the Vietnam-Laos border, began with an opening ceremony October 24 in Quang Nam. According to a WWF statement, over 430 ha of forests will be regenerated with indigenous trees being planted on over 200 ha this year. Nearly 3,000 hectares will be regenerated including 250 ha of native trees next year. The central Annamites are one of the areas with the greatest biodiversity globally, with a number of rare animals like the sao la, douc langur, Annamite muntjac, large antlered muntjac, and striped rabbit. But the WWF said the illegal timber and wildlife trade and unsustainable farming and … [Read more...] about Trees planted in denuded central Vietnam forest
Only 30 wild tigers remain in Vietnam
Just 30 wild tigers survive today in Viet Nam out of 3,200 across the world, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF said there were 100 wild tigers in Viet Nam 10 years ago. The conservation body said the number of tigers across the world had decreased by 97 per cent since 1900. The main reason for the diminishing tiger population was deforestation, said Do Quang Tung, deputy director of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Viet Nam. The growing human population had also put pressure on tiger numbers, he added, as had illegal hunting and trafficking. Meanwhile, Nick Cox, WWF's manager of protected areas, species and wildlife trade, said Viet Nam was a trade hub for tiger products, while illegal medicines made from tiger bones had become increasingly popular "It's very important at the moment to halt the illegal international tiger trade and domestic consumption of tigers," Cox said. Keshav Varma, programme director of Global Tiger Initiative … [Read more...] about Only 30 wild tigers remain in Vietnam
Endangered deer spotted in central Vietnam
Photo traps have captured images of an endangered deer in a reserve in the north-central province of Thua Thien-Hue, online newspaper Dan Tri reported. The Thua Thien-Hue Saola Reserve, built to protect the sao la, a critically endangered mammal, and its natural habitat, said Wednesday a giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) was recently spotted in photographs. Le Ngoc Tuan, the director of the reserve, said the NGO World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is installing more photo traps in the hope of getting more images of the animal. The giant muntjac is the largest muntjac species and was discovered in 1994 in Vu Quang in Ha Tinh Province of Vietnam and in central Laos. It is also found in parts of eastern Cambodia and the Truong Son Mountain range in Vietnam. The giant muntjac is commonly found in evergreen forests, weighs 30-50 kg, has a red brown coat, and is an even-toed ungulate. Closely related to the Indian muntjac, it is a prey animal for tigers and leopards. Slash and burn … [Read more...] about Endangered deer spotted in central Vietnam