Training of Rafetus local counterpart from northern Vietnam
Over the weekend of the 24th – 25th of September 2016 the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo Myanmar Conservation (ATP) has ... Read More
Rafetus project
Vietnamese scientists are collaborating with German experts to start the preservation by plasticisation of the Hoan Kiem Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei).
Necropsy and preservation of the Hoan Kiem Turtle started today, the 21st of April 2016. According to Dr. Phan Ke Long, ... Read More
Decision made on the preservation technique for the Hoan Kiem Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei)
According to Pr. Ha Dinh Duc, the authority of the capital of Hanoi, Vietnam have made the final decision on ... Read More
What next for the Hoan Kiem Turtle?
With the sad death of Hanoi’s legendary Hoan Kiem Turtle, Cu Rua (Great Grandfather Turtle) this month many citizens of ... Read More
Can the legend of Hoan Kiem Live On?
It is with great sadness that Hanoi says farewell to a legend and national treasure. Late on the afternoon of ... Read More
The death of the Hoan Kiem Turtle, Hanoi Vietnam – Farewell to a legend
It is with great sadness that Hanoi says farewell to a legend. Later on the afternoon of the 19th of January ... Read More
Reptile enforcement training in Thanh Hoa province, northern Vietnam focuses on the world rarest turtle
From the 16th to 17th of December 2015, a special enforcement-training course was held in Thanh Hoa province, northern Vietnam, for 25 ... Read More
Kids Football For turtle Conservation in Northern Vietnam
From the 13th – 21st July 2015 the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) supported the kids football event in ... Read More
No hunting agreement from local fishermen helps protect the world’s rarest turtle
On the 15th of June 2015 the annual meeting was held for local fishermen around Dong Mo Lake in the outskirts ... Read More
Another potential site for Rafetus swinhoei identified in Vietnam
Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), better known in Vietnam as the Hoan Kiem Turtle due to a 15th century legend linked ... Read More