Response to wildlife-related violations reaches 97.6 percent: Report
Despite effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ration of response of authorities nationwide to wildlife-related violations reported by people reached 97.6 percent of the total, according to a report released by Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on October 7.
Hanoi (VNA) – Despite effects of theCOVID-19 pandemic, the ration of response of authorities nationwide to wildlife-relatedviolations reported by people reached 97.6 percent of the total, according to areport released by Education forNature Vietnam (ENV) on October 7.
According to the report, which focuses on assessingthe efficiency of handling wildlife violations reported by people in 2020, theabove-mentioned rate is 13.6 percent higher than the rate of 2019.
The rate of successful settlement of violation cases related to wildlife ingeneral and live wild animals in 2020 is equivalent to the 2019 results.
The central city of Da Nang and the southern province of Binh Duong are the twoleading localities nationwide in handling violations reported by people,rescuing 125 endangered, precious and rare wild animals. Last year, these localitieswere also among the five localities reporting the best results in this work.
Ten localities with the highest rate ofresponse to reports of wildlife violations from people are Binh Duong, Da Nang,Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Hai Phong, Binh Phuoc, Gia Lai and HoChi Minh City.
Localities with the highestefficiency in handling violations related to live wild animal are Dak Lak, BinhDuong, Da Nang, Lam Dong and Dong Nai.
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are thetwo localities that have recorded the highest numbers of wildlife violationsreported by people.
HCM City’s authorities handled 99.7 percent of the total 309 violations, thereport said.
However,the efficiency of handling violations in Hanoi and HCM City still remained low.
Deputy Director of ENV Bui Thi Ha highlighted the important roleplayed by the community in the work, saying that its support effectively contributesto preventing and eliminating illegal wildlife trade and transport in thecountry.
ENV expects the average ration of successful settlement of wildlife-related violationsreported by the public to reach at least 50 percent of the total in 2021./.
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Response to wildlife-related violations reaches 97.6 percent. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
