Monsters in the River
On the 21st of May 2019, reports started to circulate on social media of large animals in a section of ... Read More
Hoan Kiem turtle
More than one individual of Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle living in Dong Mo lake?
For many years since our team started to focus our conservation efforts of Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also known ... Read More
Native fish species released at Dong Mo Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam
Last Friday, the 19th of May 2017, Hanoi Fishery Department (FD) held the first ever meeting on the releasing of native ... 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
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
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