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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Dear Sir/Madam,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F4E79'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'>Ha Noi (Dec 11, 2016)</span></b><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>– Over 600 runners took to the streets
today to participate in the 2016 “Run for Wildlife”. The run was a way for
participants to demonstrate their support by “taking action against extinction’
and urging the public not to use traditional medicine made from endangered
wildlife.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><img width=478 height=320
id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D25779.5AB49890" alt=image002.jpg><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F4E79'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'>The 10<sup>th</sup><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>annual
run was hosted by the Hanoi Red River Runners (RRR) in partnership with
Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV). This year, participants had the opportunity
to choose one of four endangered species that they would be running for,
tigers, bears, rhinos, and pangolins. All of these species are often hunted and
used in traditional medicine. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'>“</span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black;background:white'>Time is running out for tigers, rhinos, bears and
pangolins</span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'>,”</span></i><span class=apple-converted-space><span
style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'> </span></span><span
style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>said ENV
Vice Director, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Dung.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><i>“Each
of us must act now to bring an end to the killing of these animals, and one
important and meaningful action we can take is not to consume traditional
medicines made from endangered wildlife.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'>“Moreover, when you choose to use modern medicine over use of
traditional medicine made from wildlife, you are both helping yourself and
saving lives in nature,”<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></i><span
style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>said Ms.
Dung.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'>Among the participants running for wildlife today were teams
from the British, American, French, South African, European Union embassies and
the U.S. Agency for International Development, as well as ENV’s corporate
partners, including Pan Pacific Hanoi, Netco Post and Cargo Company and teams
from the NGO community. As always, RRR hosted 5k, 10k, and 21k (half marathon)
races to allow for as much participation as possible, from small children to
seasoned runners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'>“We were excited about the event this year. Our runners not only
had the opportunity to engage in a healthy activity they love, but in doing so,
they are also helping protect endangered species,” s</span></i><span
style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>aid Mr.
Richard Leech, Hanoi Red River Runners.<span class=apple-converted-space><i> </i></span><i>“I
hope that their messages will inspire others across the country to take action
to protect wildlife”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'>ENV would like to thank the public for their participation in
the race, both as runners and fans along the route, as well as the Hanoi Red
River Runners for hosting this annual event in support of wildlife protection.
We would also like to thank the volunteers from ENV Wildlife Protection Network
that dedicated their time to assist with the race, without whose support this
annual event would not be possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F4E79'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'>For more information, please contact:</span></b><span
style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F4E79'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F4E79'>ENV Communications team</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F4E79;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Address: Block 17T5, 17th
floor, Room 1701, Hoang Dao Thuy street, Cau Giay district, Hanoi, Vietnam</span><span
style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F4E79;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Tel: (+84) 4 6281
5424 </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F4E79'>Email:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="mailto:communication.env@gmail.com" target="_blank">communication.env@gmail.com</a><span
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Website:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://www.envietnam.org/" target="_blank">www.envietnam.org</a></span><span
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color:#1F4E79'>Facebook:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
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