Lam Dong forestry officials along with an international team of wildlife authorities made unannounced inspections of restaurants suspected of serving illegal game in Da Lat City, the province’s capital. Around 12 restaurants were caught serving wild animal meat to its customers.

The raids on different locations were done simultaneously to prevent the establishments from alerting one another as they are all connected. The inspection team, made up of 100 people, seized varieties of wild meat, others even endangered, including meat from douc langurs, greater mouse-deer, weasel, pangolin, deer, wild boars, panthers, anteaters, porcupines, boars and snakes stuffed in freezers. The confiscated meat is estimated at over 300 kilos. They were also able to seize two bear hands, lynx skin, dried chamois heads, the horns and bones of other animals, plus 40 living bamboo rats locked in cages.

Wildlife Conservation Society figures show that Lam Dong Province has at least 55 restaurants suspected of serving wild meat, of which, over 10 are located in its capital. Its survey also reveal that there are around 40 wild-meat traders and more than 200 professional hunters in the province. Authorities are now on the hunt for the suppliers of the animals. They claim that this operation is among their biggest campaign, and perhaps continuing the effort a bigger challenge. They would continue to conduct similar efforts but expects that it would be difficult to catch the offenders red-handed because the "poachers and vendors" are now alerted. The main aim is to reduce the demand for hunting. The fines levied against the restaurant owners would depend on the gravity of their offense. Overall, the move was successful and could greatly help conserve animals in the wild.