Southeast Asia’s middle class has grown exponentially in recent decades, driving demand for exotic pets, meats and animal parts used for luxury goods and traditional medicines. In Vietnam, long a…

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In Vietnam’s Pu Mat National Park, which borders Laos, an antipoaching unit is integrating high-tech tools with on-the-ground patrols to help turn the tide on illegal wildlife poaching. The antipoaching unit (APU) was formed through a partnership in 2018 between the NGO Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) and the park, to address the widespread use of wire snares and the limited capacity of forest rangers, APU coordinator Huu Trung Nguyen told contributor Campbell Rusden in an interview for Mongabay. Nguyen said that about 70 forest rangers previously monitored more than 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres) of rugged terrain each on average. Patrol information was also recorded in written notes and patrol routes, and locations of illegal activities were described in narrative form, said Trung Hau Luong, the unit’s deputy head, in the interview. Now, the APU team uses SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) software and remotely monitored “PoacherCams.” Luong said that SMART allows patrol teams to record routes, wildlife observations, and snare locations via GPS-enabled smartphones, creating structured data to identify trafficking hotspots and guide strategic planning. Meanwhile, PoacherCams, which are cameras installed at certain locations such as forest entry points, ridge crossings, or trails frequently used by hunters, help the...

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A family of beavers have been brought to Rusden Lakes as part of a conservation project.

A family of beavers have been brought to Rusden Lakes as part of a conservation project.

A family of beavers have been brought to Rusden Lakes as part of a conservation project.

Swete, Henry Barclay / Ottley, Richard Rusden. - An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek. With an appendix containing the letter of Aristeas edited by H. Sr. J. Thackeray. Place: New York Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. Year: 1968 Price: €25.00 23.5 x 16 cm, hardcover, xvi, 626 pages. Text in English and partly Greek, covers slightly worn, previous owner's name, although in very good condition, see picture. View this book