Tag: Vietnam

July 22, 2022

Watch: Drone captures footage of rare endangered turtle

A drone has captured extremely rare footage of one of the world’s most endangered turtles in a lake in Vietnam. Swinhoe’s softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also known as the Yangtze...

March 9, 2022

Confiscated pangolins test positive for SARS-CoV-2

Pangolins confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in humans. In a new study published in Frontiers in Public...

May 1, 2019

Interior signs anti-trafficking agreement with Vietnam

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt signed a memorandum of understanding last week with Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security General Tô Lâm, committing both countries to fight wildlife trafficking. The agreement is intended...