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Three arrested after killing tiger for bone glue

Three arrested after killing tiger for bone glue

Three people in the northern province of Dien Bien were detained Thursday after electrocuting a tiger to produce bone glue.
Irish gang on trial in France for alleged rhino horn smuggling linked to Vietnam

Irish gang on trial in France for alleged rhino horn smuggling linked to Vietnam

Nine alleged members of an international network of rhino horn and ivory traffickers went on trial in France on Monday.
September 6, 2021 | 06:59 pm PT
House owner with 14 tigers in basement arrested

House owner with 14 tigers in basement arrested

The owner of the house in the central Nghe An Province where 14 tigers were found in the basement last week has been arrested.
August 11, 2021 | 03:26 am PT
17 live tigers found in Nghe An basements

17 live tigers found in Nghe An basements

Seventeen tigers were found being raised in the basements of two families in the central province of Nghe An, police said Wednesday.
August 4, 2021 | 11:32 pm PT
Wildlife conservation organization records most violations ever in 2020

Wildlife conservation organization records most violations ever in 2020

Wildlife conservation organization Education for Nature-Vietnam recorded 2,907 violations last year on its hotline, its highest ever number, indicating the problem remains serious despite the government’s efforts.
March 13, 2021 | 02:00 am PT
Vietnam's bat farms, rat trade sites represent high coronavirus transmission risk: study

Vietnam's bat farms, rat trade sites represent high coronavirus transmission risk: study

Large percentages of coronaviruses were found at Vietnam's numerous bat guano farms and rodent trading sites, suggesting great potential for human exposure and spill-over, a study found.
June 15, 2020 | 08:01 pm PT
Man gets five years in Hanoi for transporting rhino horns from Africa

Man gets five years in Hanoi for transporting rhino horns from Africa

The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced a man to five years in prison on Monday for trafficking rhino horns from Angola to Vietnam.
June 2, 2020 | 03:00 am PT
Pangolin, grey-shanked douc langur rescued from poacher

Pangolin, grey-shanked douc langur rescued from poacher

A wildlife protection group in Binh Dinh Province has received two endangered animals from local residents who’d rescued them from a poacher.
April 23, 2020 | 03:00 am PT
Vietnam to ban wildlife trade following conservationists' demand

Vietnam to ban wildlife trade following conservationists' demand

The government has paid heed to a plea by conservationists to ban wildlife trade and consumption.
March 8, 2020 | 06:17 pm PT
29 kg of rhino horns seized from man arriving from South Korea

29 kg of rhino horns seized from man arriving from South Korea

11 rhino horns weighing 29 kilograms have been seized from a passenger arriving at Can Tho Airport from South Korea, the Customs Department said.
March 3, 2020 | 07:03 pm PT
Conservationists urge Vietnam to stamp out wildlife trade amid epidemic

Conservationists urge Vietnam to stamp out wildlife trade amid epidemic

Fourteen wildlife non-profits have jointly called on Vietnam to scrap wildlife markets to prevent Covid-19 outbreaks, citing other global epidemics linked to wild animals.
February 18, 2020 | 05:00 am PT
12 jailed for trafficking endangered pangolins

12 jailed for trafficking endangered pangolins

A Ha Tinh Province court on Wednesday sentenced 12 people to two to eight years for trading pangolins.
January 16, 2020 | 04:01 am PT
Hai Phong customs seize two tons of ivory, pangolin scales trafficked from Nigeria

Hai Phong customs seize two tons of ivory, pangolin scales trafficked from Nigeria

Two tons of ivory and pangolin scales were found hidden in three containers arriving in Hai Phong port from Nigeria, officials said on Tuesday.
December 24, 2019 | 08:20 pm PT
15 endangered otters rescued in central Vietnam

15 endangered otters rescued in central Vietnam

15 Asian small-clawed otters were rescued Wednesday from a car on a National Highway 1 section in Nghe An Province.
November 22, 2019 | 12:59 am PT
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