Vietnam is leading efforts to end wildlife trafficking in Southeast Asia (Photo: VNA)

Quyen said Vietnam has made significant progress in implementing ENV’s 10 critical actions for combating illegal wildlife trafficking. At the top of the 2020 version of the list, published on Wednesday, are initiating aggressive police investigations that target the leadership of wildlife trafficking networks, arresting and prosecuting the leaders of these criminal enterprises, and dismantling their operations permanently. Other items on the list are strengthening deterrence and addressing abuses within the commercial wildlife farming industry.