13 Nations Come Together in VN to Save the Tigers

Project Predators, an initiative to save tigers, was unveiled on Wednesday at the general assembly of Interpol in Hanoi, Vietnam, where the CBI is representing the country. The project is aimed at combing the efforts of police, Customs and wildlife officials in 13 countries, including India where tigers can still be found in the wild. Read More »

Vietnam’s Javan Rhinos Poached Into Extinction

An endangered javan rhinoceros found dead in Vietnam last year was the country’s last, rendering the species all but extinct in mainland Asia, WWF reported on Tuesday. Read More »

Vietnam Discovers 1 Ton of Elephant Tusks Headed to China

Vietnamese authorities say they have uncovered more than a ton of elephant tusks that smugglers were attempting to illegally take to China. Read More »

11 Year Old Girl Killed by Circus Elephant in Lao Cai

A circus elephant in Vietnam scooped up an 11-year-old girl with its trunk as she tried to feed it, threw her to the ground and trampled her to death, police said on Monday. Read More »

Shark Fin Trade Still Unregulated, No End in Sight

Traders have been flocking to the central province of Binh Dinh to harvest shark fins, which sell at high prices because of their supposed health benefits. Read More »

Cockfighting is Big Business in HCM City

Lam Van Tay, a breeder of ornamental cocks in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Tan District, has brought along two small cocks to show them off. The beautiful birds suddenly flare their neck feathers, angrily flap their wings, and aggressively attack each other with raised claws. Read More »

Dognappers Causing Escalating Violence

It was already too late when Nguyen Van Cuong heard a neighbour shout “Thief! Thief!” Two men on a motorbike had snatched up his beloved pet dog “Black” and were whizzing away. Read More »

Cops Seize Tons of Meat, Live Animals Without Documents

The Thua Thien-Hue Province police yesterday seized more than 90 tons of chicken, dog and cat meat, 100 cans of pork fat, and a large number of live cats and wild birds without documents in three separate incidents. Read More »

VN Officials to Visit S. Africa to Discuss Rhino Poaching

Vietnamese officials are to visit South Africa later this month for talks on what can be done to curb rhino poaching, environmental affairs said on Friday. Read More »

Giant Saltwater Crocodile Caught in The Philippines

A one-tonne saltwater crocodile has been captured in a southern Philippine town, which plans to make the reptile the star attraction of a planned ecotourism park. Read More »

New ‘Beelzebub’ Bat Species Found Only in Vietnam

Three new bat species have been discovered after an international team of scientists from the Hungarian Natural History Museum (HNHM) and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) embarked on a study in southern Indochina. Read More »

Chick Hatches With Four Feet in Quang Nam

A chick has been born with four feet & legs on a farm in Thang Binh District in the central province of Quang Nam. Read More »

Two-Headed Calf Born in Central Province

Many people have been flocking to the village of Van Dinh in My Loc commune in Phu My district in the central province of Binh Dinh to see the newly-delivered brown calf that has two heads and four eyes. Read More »

Bear Kills Cub & Self to Avoid Life of Torture on Bile Farm

The Chinese media has reported on an extraordinary account of a mother bear saving her cub from a life of torture by strangling it and then killing itself. Read More »

7-Ton Whale Pulled Ashore For Traditional Burial

A 7-ton whale was found dead 60 nautical miles off south-central province of Ninh Thuan and was towed ashore for a ceremonious burial as per local traditions. Read More »