New website to protect wild animals launched

The Hanoitimes - The organization, ‘Education o­n Nature Vietnam’ (ENV), has announced a new website where people can identify many different kinds of species to encourage communities to protect Vietnam’s wildlife.

The easy-to-access website helps users identify wild animals which are at risk of being abused or stolen and smuggled out of the country. 

It also provides information o­n the laws relating to each species as well as an o­nline service where users can report breaches of the law o­n wild animals. 

The website currently provides updated information o­n 19 wild animals with others being added at a later date. 

According to ENV’s Deputy Director Tran Viet Hung, thousands of wild animals are being hunted everyday, pushing many species to the verge of extinction. 

The o­nline data will help ENV volunteers nationwide to report and record violations, especially in the country’s larger cities.