Nearly 300 bears are illegally raised in Vietnam: Where are the most?

Mr. Gilbert Sape (right) – director of the Global Campaign for Wildlife, World Organization for the Protection of Animals – shared at the seminar – Photo: DANH KHANG

May 30th, talk show Bear captive status in Hanoi capital 2022 held with the aim of raising public awareness about the situation of bears in captivity in Hanoi, and at the same time proposing solutions to the capital’s government to soon have solutions to end this situation.

At the seminar, a representative of the Bear Protection Group in Vietnam said: Currently, there are 40 provinces and cities across the country that no longer have bears in captivity. However, the whole country still recorded 294 children captive bear at private institutions. In which, Hanoi is a “hot spot” when accounting for 51% of the total number of bears in captivity in the country.

Ms. Bui Thi Ha, deputy director of the Education Center for Nature (ENV), emphasized that strictly handle violations on protection of rare and precious animals. “If the authorities are still hesitant to sanction, the consequences will be huge and it will not be possible to stop the bear farming in Vietnam, especially in Hanoi,” said Ms. Bui Thi Ha.

Mr. Gilbert Sape – global director of the World Wildlife Fund’s Wildlife Program – shared: “Vietnam can learn from international experiences like Korea. This country requires signing commitments. conduct sterilization of bears for bile and take strict criminal handling measures against violators”.

Also at the seminar, experts offered some solutions such as: nprohibiting the breeding of bears in private establishments; propaganda, advocacy the owner voluntarily surrenders the bear to the State; kencourage the use of herbs and more humane alternatives to bear bile. OLDThere are many herbs that can replace bear bile and people can use it safely turmeric, cinnamon, wormwood, blood example, plantain…

Exchange with Youth Online On the sidelines of the discussion, Major Nguyen Xuan Tung – Deputy Head of the Environmental Police Department of the City Public Security. Hanoi – said: “Accessing an illegal bear farm is very difficult. In the past many cases, we have used many measures such as camouflage, applied for months to detect if the facility is located. There is the phenomenon of sucking bear bile and bringing it to the market.