High mortality seen in tortoises and freshwater turtles in Vietnam
On the 24th May 2015, a small group of three endangered Big-headed turtles (Platysternon megacephalum), five critically endangered Indochinese Box ... Read More
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Critically endangered turtles rescued in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam
A rescue of 191 threatened tortoises and freshwater turtles has arrived at the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) of Cuc Phuong ... Read More
An unusual wildlife rescue – A Malaysian Giant Turtle has been rescued in Vietnam
On the 25th of January 2018, an unusual rescue has taken place in Ba Vi District, Hanoi, Vietnam. A very ... Read More
Release of Keeled Box Turtles in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
It was a good feeling to see rescued animals make it back into their natural environment. On the 26th of ... Read More
Largest confiscation of endangered big-headed turtles in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam
On the 05th November 2016, Economic police of Quang Ninh province, near the border with China in northern Vietnam, confiscated 105 ... Read More
Update on the Big-headed Turtle Rescues in Vietnam – November 2017
We have had a steady flow of confiscated Big-headed Turtles (Platysternon megacephalum) since 2015. The most recent rescue of 68 ... Read More
Urgent call to save 68 Endangered Big-headed Turtles in Vietnam
Staff at the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) in Cuc Phuong National Park worked over night for 14 hours last night ... Read More
The incubator has been busy and the hatchlings have been coming
The Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) in Cuc Phuong National Park has been very busy in 2017 and as we come ... Read More
Welcoming our two new Germany volunteers (Jonathan and Yasmine) at the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC), Vietnam
We are happy to welcome Jonathan and Yasmine from Germany who will be spending the next year at the Turtle ... Read More
41 more endangered turtles arrived at the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC), Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
On the morning of 4th August 2017, Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre (WRC) contacted the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) of Cuc Phuong ... Read More