(Baonghean.vn) - After the storms, wild birds are relentlessly hunted to be sold as food and snacks... Birds of all sizes are trapped and mercilessly exterminated.
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| During the rainy season, birds unable to fly often fall to the ground injured, making them easy targets for people to catch and eat. As a result, every year during the storm season, birds become increasingly scarce and are more and more wiped out. In the photo: An elderly man over 70 years old in Quynh Thanh commune is applying adhesive to his tools to "trap wild birds." |
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| The herons are raised by the people of Quynh Luu to lure wild birds into traps. |
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| A motorbike equipped with bird traps. |
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| The bird trapper's tent was set up temporarily. |
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| Van Market in Quynh Van commune (Quynh Luu district) is the place with the most wild birds for sale; every morning at the market, there are about 7-10 vendors selling hundreds of wild birds of various kinds. |
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| Processed wild birds such as egrets and herons are displayed for sale in the market; the rest are kept alive in cages. |
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| A wild bird was plucked at the request of a buyer. |
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| After the wild birds are roasted and sold, egrets fetch prices of 20-30 thousand dong/bird; herons 60 thousand dong; kingfishers 20 thousand dong, and swallows 10-12 thousand dong/bird. |
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| According to investigations at various markets, the wild birds and egrets being sold are all caught by people in Quynh Thanh, Quynh Luong, and Quynh Bang communes and then sold to traders. After passing through the hands of these traders, the price of these wild birds increases from 70 to 10,000 VND per bird. |
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| The children also learn how to pluck the feathers from wild birds to help their parents sell them. |
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| Even tiny sparrows cannot escape the hands of hunters and traders. |
Viet Hung
