Project launched to build 2nd branch of Vietnam Bear Sanctuary in Thua Thien – Hue
A 10.5 million USD project on building the second facility of the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre was launched on July 15 at the Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue’s Phu Loc district.
Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – A 10.5 million USD projecton building the second facility of the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre was launchedon July 15 at the Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien –Hue’s Phu Loc district.
Funded by the Animals Asia, the 12.7ha establishment will be located at the park. It will have 12 bear houses; 12 semi-wild areas; andsections for administrative works, veterinary hospital, bear food processing,and waste treatment, among other infrastructure facilities.
The centre is designed to be capable of accommodating morethan 300 bears received from private farms. It will also conduct activities to raise public awareness on protecting the animal.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le QuocDoanh said the implementation of the project reflects strong commitments of theVietnamese Government to international conventions related to biodiversity andwildlife species conservation it has joined.
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Jill Robinson MBE, Animals Asia Founder and CEO, stressed thatVietnam is the first nation to completely ban bear bile farming, with theGovernment clearly demonstrating its determination and vision to realise theclosure of bile farms and rescue all bears in captivity.
She thanked Vietnam for its support to and cooperation with AnimalsAsia over the past years.
Animals Asia began its bear rescue mission in Vietnam in2007, saving 252 Asian black and sun bears to date. It worked with the Ministryof Agriculture and Rural Development to build and operate the first facility ofthe centre at the Tam Dao national park in the northernprovince of Vinh Phuc, which is now caring for 202 rescued bears./.
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At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
