Wild animals handed over to Phong Nha – Ke Bang national park A wild monkey and a pygmy loris were recently handed over to the Wildlife Rescue and Protection Centre at the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh. The monkey (scientifically known as Macaca leonine) weighing 5.2kg and the pygmy loris (scientifically known as Nycticebus pygmaeus) weighing 0.2kg were voluntarily relinquished by local people. They are listed as endangered animals which need urgent protection. A representative of the Wildlife Rescue and Protection Centre said it will look after the animals and release them into their natural habitat when appropriate. Wildlife protection has become stricter under policies outlined in amendments to the Penal Code that took effect on January 1. Protected wildlife under criminal law has been extended from rare, precious and endangered animals to all types of wildlife, Lieutenant General, Associate Professor Tran Van Do, former Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Chief Justice of the Central Military Court said on January 30 at a seminar on Vietnam and law enforcement efforts to protect wildlife organised by CHANGE and WildAid (CHANGE, Centre of Hands On Action and Networking for Growth and Environment). Under the amended Penal Code 2015, hunting, catching, killing, rearing, caging, transporting and trading wild animals is criminalised. This extends to possession of dead animals, body parts and products of rare, precious and endangered wild animals. The maximum jail term for crimes related to wildlife management has… [Read full story]
The Management Board of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Binh, on Monday said it has released eight rare wild animals back into the natural environment. >> Vietnam, US, int'l community launch "Operation Game Change" to protect wildlife These animals include four cầy vòi hương, a wild species of the Viverridae family, with the scientific name Paradoxurus hermaphrodites; a red faced monkey, with the scientific name Macaca arctoides; two turtles of a species with the scientific name Pyxidea mouhotii; and a monkey of a species with the scientific name…... [read more]
30 households in Phong Nha are offering the homestay service, earning 700 to 1,000 USD each month each and more than 1,500 USD in the peak season. The local administration has made it easier for local people to do the trade. Nguyen Cong Tru is Chairman of the Son Trach Communal People’s Committee: “Homestay service mostly serves foreign tourists and is an easy way for local people to change from farming to tourism. In two years, the number of homestay providers has increased. More and more locals are registering to do this trade.”The Bo Trach District People’s Committee have each household…... [read more]
(Cinet)- The karst formation of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has evolved since the Palaeozoic (over 400 million years ago) and so is the oldest major karst area in Asia. Subject to massive tectonic changes, the park’s karst landscape is extremely complex with many geomorphic features of considerable significance. The vast area, extending to the border of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, contains spectacular formations including 65 km of caves and underground rivers.The Phong Nha Nature Reserve is situated on the edge of the Phong Nha/Ke Bang Karst plateau in central Viet Nam. It is only part of the total…... [read more]
Wild animals and their parts have been found hidden among agricultural products exported to China according to a recent report from Ministry of Finance to the government. Police seize a large number of ivory imported to Vietnam The illegal trading of wild animals which mostly come from Africa is carried out by air and waterways through Laos, Cambodia to Vietnam, and then by road from Vietnam to China, the report said."The smugglers often hide the frozen animals or animal parts including ivory, tiger bones, or rhino horn among agricultural products being exported to China through border gates or open roads…... [read more]
After 10 years of operation, center for Rescue, Conservation and Development of Organisms belongs to Phong Nha -Ke Bang National Park, released 500 wild animals in the nature and transferred to the rescue units more than 110 other wildlife, reached successful rescue rate more than 80%. In the past 10 years, the center has rescued 800 wild animals of 46 species, in which there are 20 species of Vietnam Red Book, 25 species belong to the list of Decree No 32/ND-CP, such as white-headed langur, horse bear, box turtles yellow forehead, stripping civet, dragon land and so on. Mr. Dinh…... [read more]
