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
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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
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
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