On 10 October, 2019 with the help of Ms. Dionne Slagter from Animals Asia, a small-clawed otter was transferred from Yok Don National Park, Dak Lak province to SVW. Previously, two tourists bought this otter (which is not an ethical practice - could be seen as a wildlife demand and fuel the illegal trade) from a resident then transferred to Dionne Slagter, an animal welfare expert at the Animals Asia, who was working in Yok Don National Park, Dak Lak Province.

On 8 August 2019, 10 Sunda pangolins and 06 small-clawed otters were successfully released.

This is SVW's first time of releasing otters, which is a really important step to restore the populations of these species in the wild.
The pangolins were rescued from illegal trade, transferred from Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Center and were cared for at SVW center in several weeks. 

*Click on the image to watch our soaking-wet release trip

On August 26, 2019, at CITES CoP18 Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, parties voted to move small-clawed and smooth-coated otters to Appendix I. That means international trade would be prohibited. 

Vietnam laws on wildlife has become more and more strict over time, and might grand no mercy for those who break it. By selling or keeping from 1 to 2 otters, you’ll be fined for a penalty of approximately 330-360 million VND. From more than 3 otters, you will serve a sentence of at least from 1 to 5 years or a fine from 500 million to 2 billion VND.

With a desire to spread nature's love and build a healthy and sustainable future for all generations,  Xuan Mai Corp and Eco Green Saigon organize the campaign "DRAWING YOUR GREEN DREAM" to call for the community to paint and donate to protect the environment. Each picture you draw, you are contributing 10,000 VND to Save Vietnam’s Wildlife. Over one month, there are thousand people of all ages draw or create a painting to support the campaign.

The campaign continues to run till Sep 29.
Details of the contest, check here.

We recruited and interviewed candidates for Anti-poaching team. After the interview, eight potential candidates had a practical test to go into the forest with some of our Anti-poaching rangers and Dung, Field Research Manager to evaluate their skills. Three out of eight candidates were qualified and officially joined our Anti-poaching Unit. We hope the whole team of 17 members will work well together and strengthen the enforcement in Pu Mat National Park.

The result of law enforcement of August is below.

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