... There shocked nearly half of all African rhino hunters from Vietnam, and our country is also consumer markets and transit largest horn, an official Smuggling rare animals for know.
"There are 43% of people hunt rhinos came from Vietnam," Mr. Do Quang Tung, managing director of the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora), announced at a seminar today through. According to Tung, Vietnam is the largest feeder market for rhino horn world.
Mrs. Teresa Telecky, director of wildlife division (HIS) said, in 2007, South Africa has 17 rhinos killed. By 2013, this figure had increased to more than 1,000 children. According image search to forecasts, this year the amount of rhino was shot down about 1,500 children, increased exponentially.
According to Ms. Telecky said Vietnam and China leads the world in the consumption of rhino horn. "With 90 million people, just a millionth of Vietnam who used rhino horn has 90 children being killed for their horns." image search
Representative HIS warned risks to human health when using the horn of unknown origin. "Most African rhino government lethal injection at the horn. Drugs are not harmful to the animals but would be extremely dangerous for the user, "she said.
Representatives of the Department of Customs Tan Son Nhat airport, said rhino horns smuggled into our country from most Arab countries, India ... In 2013, the airport customs seized 4 cases, collecting 27 horns. 7 months of this year has discovered one case, seizing five horns, a total weight of 13 kg.
According to Prof. Nguyen Lan Dung, in Vietnam, the horn is rumored to help virile, ailments, increases health ... so many people image search looking to buy and make up the price of several hundred dollars a gram. Promoting high profit poachers and horn trafficking of animals are endangered it. Profits also made many people sell fake rhino horn, made from horn of Africa or other animals.
According to Mr. Do Quang Hung, director of CITES, smuggled wildlife from Africa to Vietnam also entail the risk of spread of the Ebola virus, the disease is endemic in Africa and there is no cure.
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