Indifference to Wildlife Smuggling in Vietnam

China and the U.S are not the only countries with an appetite for "exotic" species. Vietnam is contributing to species depletion as well. The rising middle classes are increasingly demanding threatened and endangered species for bogus claims of health benefits and for delicacies at the dinner table. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/science/in-vietnam-rampant-wildlife-smuggling-prompts-little-concern.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=Moth-Visible&module=inside-nyt-region®ion=inside-nyt-region&WT.nav=inside-nyt-region