By Loretta Shepherd | Communications Coordinator
Did you know that otters are traded illegally live, as pets, and their fur for fashion in Vietnam?
We recently conducted a study on otter trafficking in Vietnam - generously funded by supporters such as yourself through GlobalGiving - and would like to share the research paper from this project with you. In the paper, we discuss how the trade of otters in Vietnam persists in direct violation of Vietnam's wildlife laws and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Read it here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-023-01707-w
The work to combat otter trafficking in Vietnam does not end here. Using the information we put together, next steps must be urgently taken, particularly in-depth scrutiny of online sellers and where/who they are sourcing the live otters and otter fur and products from. Social media and other online advertising companies must be held accountable for facilitating illegal wildlife trade online, and to this end, policies and laws must be accordingly revised.
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