The People’s Committee of the central province of Quảng Bình has approved a project to support the work of wildlife rescue, conservation and release at the Center for Rescue, Conservation and Creature Development in the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park.
More elephants in the central highlands of Việt Nam will retire from their laborious and controversial work in tourism from 2022, amid growing concern over the welfare of this extraordinary animal
Market Watch and legal enforcement agencies have been clearing away illegal wildlife trade at Thạnh Hóa farm produce market in the southern Long An province in responding to the call of stopping the market from 14 NGOs working in nature and wildlife conservation in Việt Nam.
The recent hand over of four bears from Hanoi’s Central Circus to a sanctuary is a big step towards helping bears in Việt Nam, said a representative of animal welfare organisation Animals Asia.
In reality the number of loving, helpful elephants are decreasing at an alarming rate, and whereas conservation efforts are being discussed and funded, elephant breeds are still under serious risk of extinction.
Dog and cat meat consumption has always been a controversial topic in Việt Nam. Traditional food or appalling cruelty? Aimal charity Animals Asia is calling for it to be banned altogether, especially now as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Việt Nam, in co-operation with Đắk Lắc Elephant Conservation Centre, plans to launch a GPS supervision project on wild elephant herds found in the province.