Vietnam | New wildlife trade rules fall short of ban, disappointing conservationists

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — On July 23, after several months of anticipation within Vietnam’s conservation community, the government released a new directive on managing the wildlife trade in the country.

The directive’s key provisions include an order to stop the already-illegal activities of “importing living or dead wild animals, eggs, larvae, parts and derivatives of wild animals … until there is further direction from the Prime Minister or there is permission by the Prime Minister in special circumstances.”

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/anticipated-new-restrictions-on-wildlife-trade-in-vietnam-fall-short-of-a-ban/