Coming home: Opportunities for conservation of the endemic Vietnamese pond turtle
The Turtle Conservation Center (TCC) in Cuc Phuong National Park has today welcomed home 71 endemic Vietnamese pond turtles (Mauremys ... Read More
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Social media leads to transfer of endangered turtles to the Turtle Conservation Centre in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
On the 17th of June 2013 the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam, received three rare turtles from ... Read More
Web monitoring and collaboration with Khanh Hoa officials lead to the rescue of critically endangered Vietnamese pond turtles
Every week the Asian Turtle Program scans the internet and different online newspapers searching for information about the illegal trade ... Read More
Yellow-headed temple turtles hatch at the Turtle Conservation Centre in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
After several years of hiatus the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) of Cuc Phuong National Park has hatched five endangered (IUCN Red List, ... Read More
New radio-telemetry study for endangered turtles in central Vietnam following trapping success
From the 21st-27th January 2013, members of the ATP team in Quang Ngai City spent time in Binh Son District, ... Read More
Confiscated turtles from Ha Tinh province transferred to the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC)
On the 17th of October 2012, police and local Forest Protection Department (FPD) officers from Huong Son district (Ha Tinh ... Read More
Ranger Training in central Vietnam focus’s on endemic tortoise and freshwater turtle conservation
From the 4th to the 8th of October 2012, members from the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) and Cuc Phuong National ... Read More
Third annual “Turtle Football Cup” held at Dong Mo Lake, Vietnam
From the 6th -7th October 2012 The Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo together with the Youth Union ... Read More
Community Football Tournament Increases Vietnamese Pond Turtle Conservation Awareness
On the 12th and 13th of September 2012, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) brought together eight football teams from Binh ... Read More
Hybrid between Vietnamese Pond Turtle and Chinese Stripe Necked Turtle found in central Vietnam
At a site in Binh Son district, Quang Ngai province of central Vietnam the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Cleveland ... Read More