Organisation calls for end to commercial farming of endangered wildlife
The Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has appealed for an end to commercial farming of endangered wildlife, in an attempt to conserve biodiversity on the occasion of the World Environment Day 2020 (June 5).
A great hornbill, a rare bird species, is released into the Bach Ma National Park in Thua Thien-Hue province on May 21 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Education for Nature – Vietnam(ENV) has appealed for an end to commercial farming of endangered wildlife, inan attempt to conserve biodiversity on the occasion of the World EnvironmentDay 2020 (June 5).
The ENV said on June 4 that this year’s WorldEnvironment Day theme of “Time for Nature” is highly meaningful as the world isfacing serious and rapid degradation of biodiversity and wildlife populations.
It’s time for countries to prioritise actionsand policies for conserving the nature, biodiversity and wild animals andensuring the balance with economic development, the organisation noted.
ENV Deputy Director Bui Thi Ha said there arevarious choices to develop economy and eliminate poverty, but there is only oneopportunity to protect biodiversity and some species from extinction in thecountry.
Given this, the ENV has released a short filmurging the eradication of commercial breeding and farming of endangered wildanimals for the sake of biodiversity, which serves as a message calling onpolicymakers to perfect relevant policies and legal regulations.
Many people believe the commercial breeding andfarming of threatened species can both generate profit for breeders and helpease pressure on wild animals, arguing that supplies from farming facilitieswill lead to a sharp fall in poaching and can also be used for research orreintroduction into the nature.
However, the ENV, most of conservationorganisations and scientists do not support the breeding, farming and tradingof endangered wild animals for commercial purposes.
Experts said if the commercial breeding andfarming are given the go-ahead, it will be difficult for authorities to identifythe legality and monitor the trading, hunting and transport of wildlifeindividuals and their products sold in the market, a loophole that traffickersmay take advantage of.
Demand for prohibited products may also increaseafter they are allowed in the market while there are not enough supplies fromfarming facilities.
It will also be hard for captive-born animals tolive in the nature if they are released as they lost their survival instinct,experts noted, adding that the populations of endangered species are alreadyvery small, and the capture of individuals for creating initial breedingsources alone may also push them to the brink of extinction in the wild./.
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A great hornbill, a rare bird species, is released into the Bach Ma National Park in Thua Thien-Hue province on May 21 (Photo: VNA) 
