Awareness signboard for world’s rarest turtle around its only known habitat
The new signboard provides a history of the species and its importance at Dong Mo Lake.Just outside of Hanoi city, ... Read More
ATP News
TCC supports morphometric study of elongated tortoise
From the 11 th to 13 th of August the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) in Cuc Phuong National Park assisted ... Read More
Impressed tortoises given a second chance in Pu Mat National Park, Vietnam
Back in October 2010 a group of 19 Impressed Tortoise (Manouria impressa) were confiscated by the Forest Protection Department (FPD) ... Read More
Indochinese Box Turtle hatches at the Turtle Conservation Center in Cuc Phuong National Park
Following 65 days of incubation a critically endangered Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) hatchling emerged on the 6th of September at ... Read More
New Rafetus swinhoei skull found after being reported by a local counterpart
On the 15th September 2011 a new skull of the critically endangered Swinhoe’s softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) was discovered in ... Read More
News and updates from the rescue of the Hoan Kiem Turtle in Hanoi, Vietnam
A symbol of Hanoi to many Vietnamese Hoan Kiem lake and its turtle island in Hanoi’s central old quarter is ... Read More
Second annual “Turtle Cup” football match held for Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam
On 24th of April 2011 the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo organized the second annual Turtle Football ... Read More
Football for conservation, first match held for Vietnamese Pond Turtle in central Vietnam
On the 23rd and 24th of April 2011 the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo organized the first ... Read More
New notebooks distributed for Rafetus swinhoei awareness
New notebooks have been printed and distributed in 10 schools surrounding Dong Mo Lake, Hanoi in northern Vietnam. The lake ... Read More
Art competition for the world’s most endangered turtle inspires thousands of school children in Vietnam
During March 2011 the Asian Turtle Program of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo ran an art competition with its local partner Education ... Read More