Over 4,000 wild animals seized in raids on illegal sites in northern Vietnam

An officer rescues a bird caught in a net trap. — Courtesy of the task force

PHU THO: Authorities in northern Vietnam have seized more than 4,000 wild animals in two coordinated raids this week, exposing what officials say is one of the largest illegal poaching operations uncovered in the region in years.

The largest discovery came on Thursday (Nov 13) in Phu Tho Province, where a joint task force of environmental police, forest rangers and local officers raided a facility owned by a woman identified as Pham Thi Vuong after several days of surveillance.