VOV.VN - Police based in the southcentral coastal province of Binh Thuan have busted two criminal gangs involved in the illegal transporting and trading of endangered, precious, and rare animals in the area.

VOV.VN - A total of 30 endangered sea turtles hatched on a beach in Nhon Hai commune of Quy Nhon city in central Vietnam on July 8 under the close supervision of a group of local volunteers.

VOV.VN - Police operating in Nghi Son commune in the northern province of Thanh Hoa have detained two Vietnamese people for the crime of illegal transporting endangered, precious, and rare animals in large quantities.

Seven animals of critically endangered species have been released back into nature in Bu Gia Map National Park, the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

As many as 444 wild animals, including many rare and endangered species, have been released back to nature in the southern province of Tay Ninh so far this year, according to the provincial Forest Protection Department.

Police in the central province of Nghe An have detained two man for illegal transporting endangered, precious and rare animals in large quantities.

Wildlife protection requires the engagement of not only state management agencies but also other stakeholders such as non-governmental organisations, agencies, the private sector, and the community.

A meeting to finalise a strategy to raise funds for species conservation in Vietnam was held by the Centre for Nature Conservation and Development in collaboration with the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Hanoi on November 22.

The People’s Court of Hanoi on July 12 sentenced three women and one man to a total 18 years in prison for illegally transporting and trading 984kg of pangolin scales, one of the largest cases of wildlife trafficking detected so far in Vietnam.

The Cuc Phuong National Park kicked off an education programme on December 30 with a view to inspiring the love for nature in the community by helping them take part in the care, treatment, and health recovery for animals, especially the ones at risk of extinction.