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| Men held after endangered monkey killed and eaten in Facebook livestream | Men held after endangered monkey killed and eaten in Facebook livestream |
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| Six men were arrested in central Vietnam for killing and eating an endangered monkey while live-streaming it on social media, police said on Friday. | Six men were arrested in central Vietnam for killing and eating an endangered monkey while live-streaming it on social media, police said on Friday. |
| The men, aged from 35 to 59, filmed themselves with a mobile phone eating a langur monkey and streamed the video on Facebook on 17 November. They were finally identified and arrested on Thursday. | The men, aged from 35 to 59, filmed themselves with a mobile phone eating a langur monkey and streamed the video on Facebook on 17 November. They were finally identified and arrested on Thursday. |
| “It took time for us to figure out the suspects involved,” a police officer in central Ha Tinh province told AFP. | “It took time for us to figure out the suspects involved,” a police officer in central Ha Tinh province told AFP. |
| The trafficking and consumption of rare and endangered species is widespread in Vietnam as many still believe in the healing and medicinal qualities of the animals’ body parts. | The trafficking and consumption of rare and endangered species is widespread in Vietnam as many still believe in the healing and medicinal qualities of the animals’ body parts. |
| But the sale of the animals occurs on the black market and consumers rarely broadcast the killing and eating of the creatures, which are protected under Vietnam’s conservation laws. | But the sale of the animals occurs on the black market and consumers rarely broadcast the killing and eating of the creatures, which are protected under Vietnam’s conservation laws. |
| The men have been accused of violating regulations on protecting “endangered and precious animals” and confessed to the crime, said a statement posted on Ha Tinh provincial police’s website. | The men have been accused of violating regulations on protecting “endangered and precious animals” and confessed to the crime, said a statement posted on Ha Tinh provincial police’s website. |
| One of the men had bought the monkey off a hunter for $49 (£38), said the statement. | One of the men had bought the monkey off a hunter for $49 (£38), said the statement. |
| Leaf-eating langurs are among the most endangered primate species in the world and are only found in the northern part of Vietnam. | Leaf-eating langurs are among the most endangered primate species in the world and are only found in the northern part of Vietnam. |
| The south-east Asian country is also home to other endangered species, including the Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle, the mountainous Saola antelope, and the snub-nosed Tonkin monkey. | The south-east Asian country is also home to other endangered species, including the Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle, the mountainous Saola antelope, and the snub-nosed Tonkin monkey. |
| But critics say conservation protection laws are not enforced effectively, meaning the poaching of endangered species domestically and in neighbouring China continues unchecked. | But critics say conservation protection laws are not enforced effectively, meaning the poaching of endangered species domestically and in neighbouring China continues unchecked. |
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