Vietnamese students attend World Youth Rhino Summit
A group of six Vietnamese secondary and high school students attended
the first- ever World Youth Rhino Summit on September 21 – 23 at the
Imfolozi Game Reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal province, Republic of South
Africa.
Participants at the event raise their voice to address the rhino poaching crisis
The trip was supported by the US embassy in Hanoi in co-operation with the US Consulate in Durban, South Africa.
The students from schools in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Dak Lak were chosen through a nationwide art competition sponsored by WildAct Vietnam, the Humane Society International and the Hanoi Department of Education and Training.
They joined their peers from 20 countries to address the rhino poaching crisis and develop solutions needed to stop burgeoning wildlife crime.
As of September 2014, 558 rhinos have been slaughtered in South Africa. No scientific evidence exists that rhino horn, comprised of keratin which forms finger nails and hair, has any scientific or medicinal value.
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