Vietnam’s elephants are likely to be extinct in the next 10 years, said Scott Roberton, Country Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Vietnam.
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The warning came after a series of elephants have been killed or died of unknown reasons.
According to recent statistics, nine adult wild elephants have died in Vietnam since 2009.
Scott Roberton attributed the murder of wild animals to the ineffective implementation of Vietnam’s regulations on wildlife preservation. In addition, he said, there are no clear messages from functional agencies about wild animal-related crimes.
Mr Roberton said that many other species of wild animals, including primates, turtles and tigers, will also be in danger of extinction.
If no drastic measures are taken by functional agencies, more wild animals will disappear in Vietnam in the near future, he added.
