Field surveys for the endemic Lesser Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora picturata) Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
From the 17th to 24th of September 2011, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo conducted a field ... Read More
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Interviews for endangered tortoise and freshwater turtles in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam
Thua Thien Hue Province in central Vietnam is famous for its historic citadel dating from the 17th century, but the ... Read More
Action needed to protect the world’s most endangered turtles only wild habitat
Dong Mo Lake just outside of Hanoi, northern Vietnam, looks similar to many other lowland lakes. With a high human ... Read More
Chinese stripe necked turtles found during a field survey in the lowlands of central Vietnam
From the 8th to 15th of September 2011, a non-lethal trapping survey was carried out by a research team of ... Read More
Two endemic Bourret’s box turtles start the New Year back in the wild
Bourret’s box turtles (Cuora bourreti) is a critically endangered tortoise species endemic to a few provinces of central Vietnam. One of ... Read More
Green Forest: Swinhoe’s turtle legend
Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) announces the release of its 33rd issue of the popular children’s nature magazine, Green ... Read More
Confiscation in Vietnam, new Four-eyed Turtles join the captive breeding group in Cuc Phuong National Park
On the 14th of October 2011 a student handed two endangered Four-eyed Turtles (Sacalia quadriocellata) over to the Turtle Conservation ... Read More
More breeding success for the Four-eyed turtle at Cuc Phuong National Park
On the 18th of May 2011 staff of the Turtle Conservation Center (TCC) found a Four-eyed turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata) egg buried ... Read More
The Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) of Cuc Phuong National Park celebrates hatchlings in 2011
The Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) of Cuc Phuong National Park celebrates some of the important hatchlings from the centre in ... Read More
Large softshell turtle caught in the Red River, Hanoi causes a stir
A giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) residing in Hanoi, Vietnam gained international attention early this year following successful treatment after ... Read More