Besides raising public awareness about wildlife conservation, forest rangers on Da Nang’s Son Tra Peninsula regularly conduct patrols to detect and handle violators, as well as remove traps set by illegal hunters, to protect the wildlife, thereby bringing peace to the peninsula’s ecosystem.

Son Tra's forest rangers conducting a patrol in the forest. Photo: CHANH LAM

Mr Tran Thang, the Head of the Son Tra and Ngu Hanh Son Forest Ranging Department said that, in the first 6 months of 2022, the setting of traps to catch wild animals has decreased significantly compared to the same periods in previous years.

However, they still find difficult in detecting and handling the behavior of trapping wild animals because of large forested areas, the modest number of patrol force poachers using more sophisticated traps and lures.

According to Mr. Thang, the most important thing is to change people's awareness about wildlife and environmental protection.

Between January and June, the unit conducted 43 patrols, detecting 190 clamp traps, 158 wire traps and some other items.

According to Decree No. 35/2019/ND-CP on regulations on penalties for violations arising in the forestry sector, violations of regulations on forest animal protection will be fined between VND5 million and VND400 million.

Forest rangers determining the direction to go to places where wilflife traps are set to remove. Photo: CHANH LAM

It takes forest rangers a lot of time to remove animal traps. Photo: CHANH LAM

The setting of traps to catch wild animals has decreased significantly compared to previous years

The functional force marking red paint on tree trunks to determine the direction. Photo: CHANH LAM

Many animal burrows were discovered during patrols. Photo: CHANH LAM

Reporting by CHANH LAM, QUOC CUONG - Translating by M.DUNG