Journal Call no. | HC411.A76 |
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Author | Stier, Ken. |
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Article Title | The new Ho Chi Minh trail : wildlife smugglers aim for the China market / Ken Stier. |
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Is Part Of | Asiaweek ; v.24, no.29, 24 Jul 1998, p.52, illus. |
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Abstract | The article features the seriousness of animal smuggling which has a big impact on Vietnam's biological diversity. Officials of the Forest Protection Department (FPD) dutifully brought the pitiful creatures to an animal-rescue center just outside the capital. But by the next morning, traders had resumed possession of much of their banned cargo after paying a small fine -- and, worse, were armed with semi-legal papers to smooth their journey to the Chinese border. |
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