By Minh Nga September 21, 2017 | 11:35
am GMT+7
Only 10
percent of popular species in Vietnam are protected by trade regulations.
A recent
survey has found massive holes in regulations governing the trade in ornamental
birds in Vietnam.
Researchers
at TRAFFIC, the global wildlife trade monitoring network, found more than 115
species of birds for sale in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in April last year.
Of the
thousands of birds observed, over 99 percent were species native to Vietnam,
while regulations only cover 10 percent of the total, TRAFFIC said in a
statement released on Thursday.
“The
survey's findings are consistent with a thriving demand for native birds within
Vietnam. However, as trade in most of the species seen is not regulated by law,
it means large numbers of birds are being extracted with no oversight of
sustainability or how severely it will impact wild populations,” said Kanitha
Krishnasamy, acting regional director for TRAFFIC in Southeast Asia.
She said
the survey showed a rise in the number of species and volume of birds for sale
since previous studies in 1991, 1998, 2001 and 2008. The volumes, the array of
species and the high number of immature individuals for sale were all signs of
the need for improved monitoring of the trade, including regulations on offtake
and oversight of any ranching or captive breeding operations.
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