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Exotic species protection: pros and cons
Not all exotic species are harmful to the native environment. Many of them bring high economic value. Therefore, there must be a process to assess the benefits and harms caused by exotic species.
Exotic species threaten native organisms
Vietnam had to spend time and money to eliminate exotic creatures that attacked agriculture in 2019.
Why Vietnam bans crawfish imports?
Crawfish is a threat to Vietnam’s agriculture. The species, Cherax quadricarinatus, has been imported from China across border gates for food, served at many restaurants and street shops.
Hanoi vows to eradicate invasive exotic plants to protect local flora
VietNamNet Bridge - Mai duong tree, or Trinh nu than go (Mimosa pigra), an invasive exotic species, has been growing vigorously in Hanoi’s suburbs in recent years, harming the local ecosystem.
Geckos, spiders, frogs imported en masse for pets
Many types of insects and reptiles that cost thousands to several million dong, or even tens of millions of dong, are sold online and in stores. State agencies have rejected the licensing of such imports.
Japanese garlic may overtake Ly Son garlic fields on Ly Son island
VietNamNet Bridge - With the growing of Japanese elephant garlic on Ly Son Island, Ly Son garlic, a well-known brand, will be threatened, scientists say.
Exotic species sold in Vietnam through legal loopholes
VietNamNet Bridge - Though Vietnam has a legal framework to control exotic species, dangerous species are still used in the country because of loopholes in legal documents and mismanagement.
Buddhist practice of releasing fish could be harmful to environment: experts
VietNamNet Bridge - Setting caught animals free is a behavior praised in Buddhist teachings, but releasing harmful exotic species can damage the environment, experts warn.
Harmful Chinese species multiply in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - State management agencies and scientists have issued warnings about the damages to the economy and environment brought by harmful invasive species in Vietnam.
“Malicious invader’ still grown on Vietnam’s streets
VietNamNet Bridge - ‘So do cam’ as called by Vietnamese, Spathodea campanulata, sourced from Africa, considered a ‘malicious invader’, is still being grown in Vietnam, posing a threat to the ecological environment.
Vietnam remains puzzled about how to deal with exotic species
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam still doesn’t know what it should do to prevent harmful exotic species which have penetrated into the country through different channels, harming the biodiversity and threatening the national food security.
Vietnamese so naïve to breed harmful exotic species
Yellow snails, red ear turtles and Phuc Loc Tho fish (Lepisosteus Oculatus Winchell) – the harmful exotic species – have been selling everywhere. Especially, they are very expensive of up to millions of dong per individual.
