Vietnam to celebrate World Tiger Day
The World Tiger Day will be held by World Wildlife Fund and the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC) on July 30 for the first time in Vietnam to raise awareness about tigers, one of the earth’s endangered species.
The event, to take place at Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park, will include seminars, exhibitions and games to raise awareness about the dangers of wildlife and tiger smuggling.
In Vietnam, tigers are killed and smuggled abroad. Tigers’ bones are used to make medicine and wine while their skin is used for decoration.
Pauline Verheij, Tiger Trade Programme Manager at TRAFFIC, said there is little proof on the effects of tiger bones in curing diseases.
“Under any circumstance, there are always other cheaper and legal substitutes,” said Verheij.
Verheij also said raising tiger on a farm is 250 times more expensive than hunting them in the nature. That is why tigers have always been a target for illegal hunting.
Nick Cox, coordinator of the WWF Greater Mekong Tiger Programme said Vietnam is a hot trade spot from Southeast Asian countries to China. Tiger trade in Vietnam also supplies for domestic demands.
“Tigers are top-level predators,” Cox said. “They help keep the number of prey species in check and contribute to the balance and stability of the ecosystem, which all other species, including humans, are dependent on.”
From a survey conducted by the Environment Nature of Vietnam in 2010, there are now only around 30 tigers living in the wild in Vietnam.
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In Vietnam, tigers are killed and smuggled abroad. Tigers’ bones are used to make medicine and wine while their skin is used for decoration.
Pauline Verheij, Tiger Trade Programme Manager at TRAFFIC, said there is little proof on the effects of tiger bones in curing diseases.
“Under any circumstance, there are always other cheaper and legal substitutes,” said Verheij.
Verheij also said raising tiger on a farm is 250 times more expensive than hunting them in the nature. That is why tigers have always been a target for illegal hunting.
Nick Cox, coordinator of the WWF Greater Mekong Tiger Programme said Vietnam is a hot trade spot from Southeast Asian countries to China. Tiger trade in Vietnam also supplies for domestic demands.
“Tigers are top-level predators,” Cox said. “They help keep the number of prey species in check and contribute to the balance and stability of the ecosystem, which all other species, including humans, are dependent on.”
From a survey conducted by the Environment Nature of Vietnam in 2010, there are now only around 30 tigers living in the wild in Vietnam.
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