Photo for illustration (Source: khoahoc.com.vn)
(CPV) – The United States Embassy and British Embassy in Hanoi on September 18 organized to present a documentary film to raise awareness about the protection of rhinos and elephants in the world, with the title “Poaching Wars”, on the occasion of the World Rhino Day on September 22nd.
The film “Poaching Wars” produced by ITV, features Tom Hardy, who is the star of “Batman” and “The Dark Knight Rises”, going through South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Tanzania. There, Hardy discovered the brutal tactics of the poachers killing rhinos and elephants to get horns and tusks. Of these, no fewer come from Vietnam.
Through the film, Mr. Joakim Parker, Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Vietnam, said “The attack on rhinos in the world has caused serious consequences not only for Africa but also Asia, including Vietnam, where the last Javan rhino was poached in 2010.”
“Vietnam really has opportunity to influence the long-term survival of the rhino. I hope the Government of Vietnam will seize the opportunity to extend the existence of this wonderful animal,” said Dr. Antony Stokes from the British Embassy.
On the side of Vietnam, Ms. Nguyen Minh Thuong, an expert of the International Cooperation Department of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Management Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, affirmed that Vietnam had committed to implementing CITES in a responsible way and is willing to cooperate with all CITES member countries, as well as domestic and international organizations, to combat the trade in wild animals and plants, including rhino.
“At the same time, Vietnam also calls for domestic and international organizations and all Vietnamese citizens to raise awareness about the protection of wild animals and plants, stop the use of rhino horns in all forms,” she added.
According to research by international conservation organizations, in 2012, 668 rhinos were poached in South Africa, home to the majority of the world’s remaining wild rhinos.
In 2013, this figure is estimated to increase to nearly 1,000 rhinos. The alarming increase in the killing of rhinos in the wild leaves them facing the threat of extinction./.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
