Mobile exhibition on wildlife in Hanoi

Students at Ngo Quyen Secondary School in Hanoi were very excited about virtual forests, or films about wildlife in the exhibition huts this morning. These upcoming mobile exhibitions will take place at many schools in the city.

Mobile education exhibition conducted by WWF and TRAFFIC (Global Network for Wildlife Trade and Monitoring) is part of a campaign to raise awareness about unsustainable wildlife consumption. .

The children participated in the game at the exhibition. (Photo: WWF) Exhibition huts are arranged with bright canvas to help visitors feel like standing in a forest with the landscape painted on the tents, statues of animals and sunlight. You can hear the tragic cries when you visit the display area of ​​" the wild animal's misfortune journey ", watch the short films about these animals, join the fun and exciting games. quiz about things you can feel learning through the exhibition.

Organizers want to recreate the situation of wildlife trade and consumption in front of their eyes, as well as its consequences for the country's biodiversity, thereby directing future generations to these activities. Practical actions to prevent negative actions.

"In the past, when looking at family members using bear bile or alcohol, eating" specialties "as wild animals, I found it normal. But through the exhibition, I knew it was not good. Later, meet someone In doing so, I will tell them that it is harmful to the country and breaking the law, 'said Hoang Thu Hang, a 7E grade student, Ngo Quyen Junior High School.

The exhibition will be touring at 45 junior high schools in Hanoi from now until March 2007. Mr. Sulma Warne, representative of WWF in Indochina, identified this type of exhibition as "a unique and exciting experience that will help change the way children think about real consumption behavior. wild animals and their products ".

This is an activity carried out based on the results of a survey of wildlife consumption by Hanoi people, conducted by TRAFFIC. Accordingly, half of the respondents said they used wild animal products, of which, every 10 people, there were 8 people eat specialties, 5 people used medicine. People are not only unaware that the consumption of endangered wildlife is illegal, but are unaware of it reducing biodiversity. Therefore, the main goal of this exhibition is to change the attitudes of consumers, first of all, the younger generation, the future consumers.

The exhibition is sponsored by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Hanoi.

Minh Thuy