WWF Names Vietnam Worst In Wildlife Crime Report
The World Wildlife Fund recently ranked Vietnam as the worst country for wildlife crimes. The WWF ranked 23 Asian and African countries based on how well they protected animals like rhinos, tigers, and elephants. The Animal rights group ranked Vietnam last, with China and Laos finishing close behind in second and third.
According to the Washington Post, Vietnam nabbed the top (or bottom) spot on the list largely because of the country’s belief that rhino horns can cure various ailments. The WWF says that Vietnam is “the major destination” for rhino horns imported from South Africa.
WWF’s global species program manager, Elizabeth McLellan, said:
“It is time for Vietnam to face the fact that its illegal consumption of rhino horn is driving the widespread poaching of endangered rhinos in Africa… It must crack down on the illegal rhino horn trade.”
According to the WWF, several efforts have been made to stop the trading of rhino horns but countries like China, Thailand, and Vietnam have allowed the black market to flourish by failing to enforce laws.
The AFP reports that 2011 was a record year for rhino poaching. 448 rhinos were poached in South Africa in 2011 and this year could be worse. The WWF reports that 262 rhinos have already been killed from January to June.
The animal rights group also took a look at the illegal ivory trade. According to the WWF, China and Thailand were the top destinations for the ivory trade.
The WWF said:
“Tens of thousands of African elephants are being killed by poachers each year for their tusks, and China and Thailand are top destinations for illegal African ivory.”
The conservation group said that the black market trade for tigers has decreased over the years but still urged countries to do more to protect the endangered animal. According to the WWF, more than 200 tiger carcasses were found on the black market in 2011.
Tags : black market, rhino zoo training video, rhinos, vietnam wildlife, vietnam wwf, World Wildlife Fund, wwf vietnam
Posted: July 23, 2012
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Jul 23, 2012
What do you expect from "Ignorant Vietnamese" The Vietnamese still think that dogs are a delicatessen.
Jul 23, 2012
1st of all you are the ignorant one! Vietnam isn't the only country who eat what we called pets. countries with low abundant amount of food will eat what they can get. Do a little bit of traveling in life please before you say a country is ignorant. one day every country will run out of food sources so your luxury will no longer be going to the fridge and grabbing a steak and eating it. 2nd if there is no supplier then there is no buyers. WWF should get on Africa for all the rhino killings. I had lived in a country so poor people eat and drink from their bathroom. so next time that you go to the fridge be happy that u didn't have to kill your pet to eat. ONE DAY there isn't going tot be such luxury but hey you wont live that long you don't care right?
Jul 23, 2012
We should Have NUKE THE DAMM COUNTRY…..OFF THE FACE OF THE REAL world….But First Take All The Animals Off. As A vietnam Vet 1966 to 1967. I don't forget or forgive The vietnamese People. Is the People Of South Vietnam Nan Had Any BALLS thay still Have A country… I hate That This Country Even Lets them Fly there Old No Country FLAG Here…..
Jul 23, 2012
I agree with Richard… They have no respect for any life form…
Jul 23, 2012
As an American, I never seen someone so ignorant. I will ignore that you are my senior, a veteran, and came from the same political party as I am for now. First off, South Vietnam was nothing more than a western puppet state. And up course (sarcastically),the west has such a great history about caring for asian nations like imperialism, Philippine, China open door policy/Boxer Rebellion, etc. Second off, should we nuke the us? I meant this is a country where the foundation of capitalism was started off with the railroad and how many natives and bison, we had massacred? The viets has balls that why they fought the Japs, the French, the American, and Chinese in all three indochina wars. I am sorry that you were involved in that bullshit war that should never take place in the first place if western nations didn't meddle in the affair of asian nations post imperialism. Vietnam has a lot to learn from countries like the us and old world powers, up course.
Jul 24, 2012
First of all, the U.S butt in a war that had nothing to do with them. If they had let the southern vietnamese troops fight their own war or yet take on their input, the outcome and numbers of death would be completely different. Don't get me wrong, i am proud to be an american and respect the vets who fight in any wars, the truth behind the war is left bias. Second, also as a southern vietnamese, we do have balls. It was the U.S government who wouldn't let us take part in our war on our terms. They trusted the U.S to win the war but in the end, the U.S drop the ball. You don't forgive them, its more like they don't forgive you. People like you is why vietnamese people there and here don't like americans others than their money. Third, in the vietnam war there were many war crimes committed behind close doors. As a vietnam vet, you should know all about that. I don't mean disrespect but people should get their facts straight and not be bias before they go ranting and disrespecting others. Last, the people that you should be mad at in this article is the poachers. Without these poachers, we wouldn't have this problem in vietnam. No supplier means no goods to deliver.
Jul 24, 2012
This country is doing to much for a country that took the lives of so many of our men, it's sickening. We're forgiving them for what they've done, how quickly we forget. I guess I just can't say enough AGAINST Vietnam. I just hate the country.
Jul 24, 2012
finecuisine89 I'd love to know how old you are and if you know anything about the damn Vietnamese. I really doubt it. You sound like you're a stupid bleeding heart who really does not know what he is talking about.
Jul 24, 2012
As A Vietnam Vet 1966 to 1967. Iwill Never Forget.or Forgive…….I Still Want A full Report On P.O.W. & M.I.A.
Jul 25, 2012
Jonathan Belasco, wow in your comment you try to put someone else down for the truth they speak and make yourself sound like an ignorant idiot. age doesn't mean everything. some young'n are wiser than the old. Maybe you did not read what i wrote yesterday on Richard's ignorant rant because someone had deleted the whole segment. You have no idea what the U.S presence in the war did to the people of vietnam. I am pretty sure you will come back at me with some stupid saying how great it was the U.S to help but you don't know anything until you talk to an actual vietnamese person on their view. It is people like you that causes the world to dislike america. you are no different from those terrorist who hate the innocent people just because of where they live.