A woman in the central province of Nghe An has been detained while transporting wild animals for sale.
On November 15, Kha Thi Hoa from Lang Khe Commune, Con Cuong District was arrested while carrying two civets and wild pig to sell to a local man.
The two civets and wild pig meat seized
Hoa’s Facebook account often posts statuses to advertise the sale of wild animal products such as weasels, chamoises and geckoes on her page.
Pu Mat National Park have held three conferences on intensifying wild animal protection in the districts of Tuong Duong, Con Cuong and Anh Son, aiming to raise public awareness about the issue.
Hoa often advertises the sale of wild animal products on her Facebook
The national park has also set up a wild animal-related violations hotline on 0966000353.