Vietnam's support for wildlife protection
(VOV) - Vietnam pledges to support the global effort to protect wildlife and their habitats for the preservation of the earth’s ecosystem.
Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan made the statement at the launch of the Stop Using Rhino Horn campaign in Hanoi on March 3.
Speakers at the event talked about the importance of protecting wildlife and stated a record 1,004 rhinos were killed in South Africa last year.
Elisabeth McLellan, co-director of the World Wildlife Fund International’s Global Wildlife Trade Campaign touched upon the Prime Minister’s directive issued in February urging all ministries and authorities at all levels to maximize efforts to fight the illegal wildlife trade.
The event was co-organized by the WildAid organisation, the Centre for Environment Training and Communication, CHANGE-a Vietnamese non-governmental organization.