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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Dear Sir/Madam,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=PT-BR style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Demand for bear bile poses a critical threat to bear populations in Vietnam. Even though the number of captive bears has dropped to approximately 1,250 (as of early 2015), and the demand for bear bile has decreased 61% over the last five years, the work to protect bears and end bear farming is far from over.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><img width=432 height=225 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D10050.6343DAB0"></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Today, Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) released its latest public service announcement (PSA), featuring celebrity Vietnamese dancer Tuyet Minh. In the PSA, Tuyet Minh urges the public to use modern medicine instead of bear bile to help put an end to the cruel and illegal bear bile industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>We hope you enjoy the PSA: <a href="https://youtu.be/OnzjziCrtq4">https://youtu.be/OnzjziCrtq4</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>For more information, please see the attached press release.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Vu Kieu Loan</span><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Communications Coordinator<b><br>Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV)<br></b><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Address: Block 17T5, 17th floor, Room 1701, Hoang Dao Thuy Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi</span></strong></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Vietnam<br></span></b><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;font-weight:normal'>Tel: +844 6281 5424</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:communication.env@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>communication.env@gmail.com</span></a> <br>Website: <a href="http://www.envietnam.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>www.envietnam.org</span></a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EducationforNatureVietnam" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://www.facebook.com/EducationforNatureVietnam</span></a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>