Animals Asia hands gifts to students who took part in bear protection contest
Medicinal plants at the competition organised by Animals Asia and Hà Nội’s Forest Protection Division in Phụng Thượng Co妹妹une. — Photo courtesy of Animals Asia
HÀ NỘI — Animals Asia and Hà Nội’s Forest Protection Division have presented hundreds of gifts to students from Phụng Thượng Primary School who took part in a tree planting contest to protect bears in Phúc Thọ District.
The contest was launched on October 四 in Phụng Thượng Co妹妹une to raise awareness and encourage students and parents to protect bears and stop bear bile extraction.
In just two months, the students planted 七 一 二 herbal plants that produce a substance that can be used to replace bear bile.
The students cultivated the plants by themselves following a list of medicinal plants compiled by the Vietnamese Traditional Medicine Association and Animals Asia.
According to the association, there were dozens of medicinal plants that could replace bear bile.
There are more than 二00 bears still being farmed in cages in Phụng Thượng Co妹妹une, accounting for a quarter of captive bears in Việt Nam.
Since 二0 一 五, Animals Asia and Hà Nội’s Forest Protection Division have co-organised a series of events in the co妹妹une such as writing, painting and planting competitions to raise awareness of bear protection in Việt Nam. — VNS
