Letter writing contest marks Vietnam Bear Day 2019
(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Bear Day 2019 was marked by awarding winners of a letter writing contest entitled “Give bears a better life” in Hanoi on Friday, calling for an end of bear farming across Vietnam.
The Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) organization launched the contest in November last year and received more than 97,000 letters from 910 schools nationwide.
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The letters are sent to bear owners and used in other ENV material urging bears farmers to quit bear farming and give their bears a better life at rescue centers. A ENV study released in 2015 showed that demand for bear bile in Vietnam in 2014 reduced 60% against 5 years before. Vietnam now has three specialized bear rescue centers of international standards. Other centers managed by the State also receive and take care of rescued bears.
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