The 31-year-old man confessed that he was hired by a person to transport the cobra from Trang Bom district to a market in Vinh Tan commune, Vinh Cuu district for 200,000 VND (8.67 USD). … [Read more...] about Legal proceedings commenced against endangered animal protection violators
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Chile rejects iron mine to protect penguins
"We are not against economic development or projects that are necessary for the country's growth, but they must offer adequate solutions for the impact they will have." … [Read more...] about Chile rejects iron mine to protect penguins
High cost to wildlife from shark nets protecting S.Africa beaches
"They're a passive system that has been put in the water and everything that puts its head in that net dies," said Bernardis, who quit a teaching job to bring tourists face-to-face with sharks and set the record straight about the fish. … [Read more...] about High cost to wildlife from shark nets protecting S.Africa beaches
Extreme cold weather kills over 540 cattle in the north
Nguyễn Như Cường, head of the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said most people in the mountainous provinces were already aware of keeping their animals and plants warm during the winter. … [Read more...] about Extreme cold weather kills over 540 cattle in the north
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16
By 2030, the income per capita of people from ethnic minority groups is hoped to be raised to half of the national average. The programme also aims to cut the number of poor households to less than 10 per cent of the total number of households, with no hamlets or communes in extremely difficult conditions and 70 per cent of communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas meeting new rural area criteria. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16