The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is helping prevent illegal trading of wildlife through a project, which is being carried out in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong and the southern province of Dong Nai.

The two provinces have been chosen because they boast a large acreage of forests with high bio-diversity and many rare animal species, which are on the endangered list such as the like yellow-cheeked gibbon, black-shanked douc langur, Asian elephant, Bos gaurus, Javan rhino, Crocodylus siamensis, Arborophila davidi and starred pheasant, according to the WSC.

For another thing, the two provinces are considered transitional areas for illegal wildlife trafficking to Ho Chi Minh City.

The organisation has coordinated with relevant agencies in Vietnam to hold training courses on preventing and fighting illegal activities and raise people’s awareness of the issue through the media.

Dr. Scott Roberton, the project’s manager, says the project will organise additional training courses for cadres from relevant agencies in the two provinces in order to strengthen their capacity in the field.

The project, which began in 2008, will run until the end of this year.

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