Using interview surveys in northern Vietnam look for remaining Swinhoe’s softshell turtles in the wild
From the 15th of October 2018, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) team spent 10 days in the field collecting information on ... Read More
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Enforcement trainings held for two priority provinces of Vietnam
From 24th to 28th of September 2018, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of the Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) has worked in ... Read More
Interview survey in north-western Vietnam – positive information for the Hoan Kiem turtle
From the 15th to the 27th of July 2018, a survey team from the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo ... Read More
A new skink of the genus Sphenomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 described from southern Vietnam
A new forest skink of the genus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Scincidae) has recently been described from the high elevation forest of ... Read More
Warning: painted turtle trade – potential threats to turtles and human
Recently, painted Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) have been displayed and traded online in Vietnam. These baby turtles are painted ... Read More
Guest talk on biodiversity at Academy of Jounalism and Communication
Communication, especially the journalism plays an extremely important role in dealing with the climate change. Articles help to update information, ... Read More
15% of the world’s top 25 most endangered tortoise and freshwater turtles are found in Vietnam.
Vietnam now has four species, accounting for 14.8% of top 25 the world’s most endangered Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle (TFT) ... Read More
New species of frog from the genus Leptolalax described by IMC staff in Vietnam
A new species of frog from the Leptolalax genus, Rowley’s Leaf-litter Frog (Leptolalax rowleyae) has recently been described from Son ... Read More
Confiscation and release of endangered Big-headed turtles in central Vietnam
On the first day of February 2018, rangers from Song Thanh Nature Reserve, Quang Nam province in central Vietnam made a ... Read More
Impressed Tortoise Released in Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam
On the 12th of September 2017, Uyen, a young resident of Ngu Hanh Son mountain, Da Nang city in Central ... Read More