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Man jailed for storing 780 kg of African pangolin scales
The People’s Court of northern Hung Yen Province on June 2 sentenced a man to five years and three months in jail for storing 780 kg of pangolin scales - a type of banned goods
Pangolin dance raises awareness about wildlife protection
Choreographer Quang Dang is known for his “Washing hands” dance, which reminded people during the first wave of COVID-19 last year about the health ministry’s hygiene recommendations on washing hands.
Pangolin’s future in Vietnam depends on public awareness
After the last rhino in Vietnam disappeared in 2010, conservationists warned that pangolin may be the next animal species to be added into the list of extinct wildlife.
Coronavirus: The race to find the source in wildlife
From animals to humans, how did the deadly coronavirus make the leap? We look at the scientific evidence.
Closure of illegal wildlife markets will help fight Covid-19
Like the SARS outbreak in 2003, which claimed the lives of five Vietnamese, the 2019 coronavirus is also believed to be transmitted from wildlife to humans.
Vietnam spends big money to preserve endangered pangolins
Around VND85 billion will be spent to conserve pangolin species under the emergency action plan for the conservation of pangolin species in Vietnam in 2020-2030, to be submitted to the Prime Minister.
Regulations on raising tigers need to be changed: conservationists
After a 13-year-old boy in Tho Xuan district of Thanh Hoa province was clawed by a tiger raised at a tiger farm, wildlife conservationists urged better control over development of tiger breeding facilities.
Money cannot save pangolins from the law
VietNamNet Bridge - Billions of dong have been spent on food for pangolins seized in wildlife trafficking cases. However, the animals have died because they cannot live in captivity.
Numerous pangolins die in captivity after they are rescued
VietNamNet Bridge - More than 40 pangolins have died because of asthenia caused by poor eating in a non-natural environment. Only 20 remain stay alive.
Education for Nature declares war on pangolin crime
The Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has initiated a “zero tolerance” policy on illegal hunting, trading and use of pangolins – which are on the brink of extinction.
Bac Ninh forest rangers suspected of selling endangered animals
VietNamNet Bridge – The Bac Ninh provincial authorities recently put up for auction 42 Java pangolins, an endangered species, that were seized in the province.
‘Sovereignty protection’ malware is of Chinese origin
The malware recently spread via email, disguised as a document promoting Vietnam’s sovereignty over its airspace and waters, is being sent from a Chinese company, a local Internet security firm warned Friday.
Long-tailed monkeys returned to wild
Seventy long-tailed macaques were yesterday returned to Ba Mun island in Bai Tu Long National Park, located in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh.
Rumored to be good for men, pangolins become 'hot' goods
VietNamNet Bridge – Pangolins have become hot products because it is rumored that pangolins can help improve men’s sexual ability.
