Five critically endangered monkeys shot dead in Vietnam
Poachers in Vietnam have shot dead five critically endangered langurs, a type of monkey killed for bushmeat and traditional medicine, state media said Tuesday.
Public uproar provoked as 13 dogs culled after owners test positive for COVID-19 in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Local public has voiced anger and objections against a decision of health authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau to cull 13 dogs belonging to a married couple returning from Long An Province after the owners were found…
Ecosystem in the pink ? Rare dolphin spotted off northern coast
A citizen’s video capturing a rare pink dolphin swimming in the Do Son beach area in Hai Phong City has been widely shared online.
Vietnam reports first H5N8 avian flu outbreak in poultry
Vietnam on Friday confirmed its first outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza at a chicken farm in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
Vietnam’s pangolin defender wins top environmental prize
The director of Save Vietnam’s Wildlife, Nguyen Van Thai, has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for his work in protecting pangolins.
Man jailed for storing whopping 780kg of African pangolin scales in Vietnam
The People’s Court of northern Hung Yen province on June 2 sentenced Nguyen Van Long, 36, to five years and three months in jail for storing 780 kg of pangolin scales – a type of banned goods – in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s wildlife defender fights poachers and prejudice
As a small girl, Trang Nguyen saw a bear stabbed through the chest with a giant needle at her neighbour’s house in northern Vietnam.
Vietnam successfully clones pigs
Vietnamese scientists have for the first time successfully cloned pigs using the somatic cells of ear tissue.
Vietnam culls 100,000 poultry as bird flu outbreaks spread
Vietnam has culled more 100,000 poultry so far this year in a bid to contain the spread of bird flu in the Southeast Asian country, the government said on Monday.
Fresh carcass of large tiger found in central Vietnam house
A freshly killed 250 kg tiger was found after police raided a house in the central province of Ha Tinh.
Hopes for most endangered turtle after discovery of female in Vietnam lake
Find is chance for species’ survival say scientists as DNA results confirm turtle found in Hanoi district is a Swinhoe’s softshell
Vietnam jails man for smuggling 29 kg rhino horns
A Can Tho court sentenced a Vietnamese man to 12.5 years in jail Tuesday for illegally transporting white rhino horns weighing 28.7 kilograms from Mozambique.
93 kilos of suspected rhino horns found in Saigon warehouse
The police seized 93 kilograms of what is thought to be African rhinoceros horns from a warehouse near HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on Tuesday.
Vietnam bans imports of wild animals to reduce risk of future pandemics
Country cracking down on illegal wildlife trade after coronavirus originated in Chinese wet market
Vietnam bans wildlife trade
Vietnam has banned the country’s wildlife trade with immediate effect in order to reduce the risk of new pandemics, the government says.
56% of wild animals in Vietnam’s restaurants have a coronavirus, study says
A new report has found an alarmingly high rate of coronaviruses in wildlife about to be served at restaurants in Vietnam.
Black cats turned into paste and sold as coronavirus remedy in Vietnam
Animal rights activists say black cats are being boiled, skinned, cooked then turned into paste sold as coronavirus medicine in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s illicit bear bile trade
The current COVID-19 virus health crisis is said to have been passed on by animals to humans. Suspected wildlife pinned for the spread of the pandemic include bats and pangolins – both considered delicacies in China where the virus first emerged.
Vietnam scores poorly in protecting animals
Vietnam has been rated one of the two worst-performing countries in Asia along with Myanmar in terms of policies and laws to protect animals.
Billion-dollar wildlife industry in Vietnam under assault as law drafted to halt trading
Move will hopefully curb vast wildlife trade from farm, street markets, and online traders