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An update on the Kon Tum Province confiscation of endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles (TFT) in Vietnam on the 4th of November 2018

ATP Team10th November 2018

On the 4th November 2018, over 400kg of turtle and snakes were confiscated by the authorities in Kon Tum province, central ... Read More

Using interview surveys in northern Vietnam look for remaining Swinhoe’s softshell turtles in the wild

ATP Team24th October 2018

From the 15th of October 2018, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) team spent 10 days in the field collecting information on ... Read More

Rafetus habitat in Vietnam being disturbed again

ATP Team14th October 2018

As you might still remember, in April 2018, we have made an announcement on the discovery of the second wild ... Read More

46 Big-headed turtles rescued in northern Vietnam

ATP Team8th October 2018

We have just said good bye to 31 endangered Big-headed Turtles (Platysternon megacephalum), released back into the wild at the ... Read More

31 big-headed turtles released!!!

ATP Team3rd October 2018

We are so happy to announce that from the 30th– 31st September 2018, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of the Indo-Myanmar ... Read More

Enforcement trainings held for two priority provinces of Vietnam

ATP Team30th September 2018

From 24th to 28th of September 2018, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of the Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) has worked in ... Read More

2018 wave of hatchling turtles from conservation centre in Vietnam

ATP Team2nd September 2018

Since January 2018, we have started to find few clutches of species from southern Vietnam being kept at the Turtle ... Read More

Back in the Wild – 101 endangered turtles released in southern Vietnam

ATP Team22nd August 2018

On 21st and 22nd August 2018, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) has collaborated with the Turtle Conservation Centre ... Read More

Second rescue of turtles from Quang Nam province, central Vietnam

ATP Team21st August 2018

Following last May’s rescue, on Wednesday (15thAugust 2018) our rescue team made another trip to Quang Nam province in central ... Read More

Interview survey in north-western Vietnam – positive information for the Hoan Kiem turtle

ATP Team31st July 2018

From the 15th to the 27th of July 2018, a survey team from the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo ... Read More