{"id":4381,"date":"2020-04-22T04:03:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T03:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservationpulse.com\/?p=4381"},"modified":"2020-05-21T04:39:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T03:39:11","slug":"2020-04-in-search-of-the-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/vi\/2020-04-in-search-of-the-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"In Search of the Legend &#8211; The Story of the World\u2019s Rarest Turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In Search of the Legend is the story of the world\u2019s rarest turtle a short, informal review of the Swinhoe\u2019s Softshell Turtle (<em>Rafetus swinhoei<\/em>), a species on the brink of extinction for which only three living animals are currently known.<\/p>\n<p>The story was written shortly after Dr Peter Pritchard and Sibille Pritchard visited Vietnam in 2015. Peter had long been interested in the species and had been involved in a number of surveys with us in the early 2000s. It was a fantastic opportunity and privilege for us to spend time with such an amazing man and turtle expert who sadly passed away on the 25<sup>th<\/sup> of February 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The review covers some of the background on the species and work spanning over a decade by the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo Myanmar Conservation (IMC). During this period, we have worked to better understand the species, identifying the only two known wild individuals, along with over a dozen possible sites in which the species might survive and have worked with the our partners and authorities in Vietnam to develop a plan to protect the species.<\/p>\n<p>The story was written for a magazine that chose not to publish it, but we prepared it for release nonetheless and have now decided to share it here. It only covers our activity up until 2016 when this was written and we have so many new updated and development to add. We hope to share more updates on progress in the conservation of the species soon.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoy the story \u2018<em><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/asianturtle\/docs\/2019_in_search_of_the_legend_issuu\"><strong>In Search of the Legend<\/strong><\/a><\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>From Tim McCormack and the whole ATP\/IMC team.<\/p>\n<p>Press release by: Timothy McCormack \u2013 ATP\/IMC<\/p>\n<p>Date: 22<sup>nd<\/sup> April 2020<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-01-In-search-of-legend-PR-13May20.pdf\"><em>Download the English version <\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4081\" src=\"http:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pdf-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"42\" \/><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4381 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/vi\/2020-04-in-search-of-the-legend\/2019-in-search-of-legend-book\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2019-In-search-of-Legend-book.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2019-In-search-of-Legend-book.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2019-In-search-of-Legend-book-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4386'>\n\t\t\t\tIn search of Legend (book cover)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/vi\/2020-04-in-search-of-the-legend\/peter-pritchard-tmc-r\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-Pritchard-TMc-R.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-Pritchard-TMc-R.jpg 561w, https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-Pritchard-TMc-R-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4385'>\n\t\t\t\tDr Peter Pritchard with skull of Rafetus swinhoei during interviews in Thanh Hoa province in 2004. 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