{"id":6777,"date":"2021-12-20T18:12:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T18:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/?p=6777"},"modified":"2022-07-05T01:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T00:00:28","slug":"2021-12-pmeg-enclosure-at-the-tcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/vi\/2021-12-pmeg-enclosure-at-the-tcc\/","title":{"rendered":"New enclosure for the Endangered Big-headed Turtle in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”New enclosure for the Endangered Big-headed Turtle in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Despite temperatures reaching almost 40\u00b0C on some days, the construction has been completed on 21 new deep-water enclosures for the Big-headed Turtles (Platysternon megacephalum<\/em>) at the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) in Cuc Phuong National Park, northern Vietnam. The centre, co-managed by the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo Myanmar Conservation (IMC) and the National Park, supports the rescue, rehabilitation, conservation breeding and release of tortoises and freshwater turtles, and is home to 22 of Vietnam\u2019s 26 native species.<\/p>\n

The endangered Big-headed Turtle is a species which has been seen in large numbers in the illegal wildlife trade since 2014, with 458 animals confiscated. Together, the TCC and ATP\/IMC have released 224 Big-headed Turtles back into the wild at a number of protected areas in Vietnam. 107 turtles are currently held at TCC and we hope some more of these can be released next year.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

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The outer cage for the enclosures will protect this precious population from poachers. Photos credit: Nguyen Thu Thuy – ATP\/IMC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The new enclosures are designed to house a breeding population for the species and are made up of more specialised enclosures than those for other species, due to their aggressive nature and need for cool, clean, and ideally flowing water. A breeding population for the Big-headed Turtle will form a safety net for the species and will help raise turtles which can be released back into the wild in the future to boost wild populations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]We are grateful to Cuc Phuong National Park, the Fondation Segr\u00e9 Conservation Fund, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and a number of private donors for supporting the construction of this new enclosure at the TCC, and to all of our other donors who support our work at the TCC.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]

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<\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Date: 20th<\/sup> December 2021
\nPress release by: Timothy McCormack & Nguyen Thu Thuy ATP\/IMC[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Download the article in English<\/a><\/p>\n

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2021-05-28 Pmeg enclosure at TCC [Thuy-R] (1)<\/h3>The new large site for our Big-headed Turtle enclosures at the TCC. Photo credit: Nguyen Thu Thuy - ATP\/IMC<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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2021-07-22 Pmeg enclosure at TCC [Thuy-R] (2)<\/h3>The outer cage for the enclosures will protect this precious population from poachers. Photos credit: Nguyen Thu Thuy - ATP\/IMC<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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2021-12-16 Big headed turtle enclosure at TCC [Thuy-R]<\/h3>Rescued Big-headed Turtles have been moved to their new enclosure. Photos by: Jean Remi\u00e8re and Nguyen Thu Thuy \u2013 ATP\/IMC<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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2021-11-28 Big headed turtle enclosure at TCC [Jean Rami\u00e8re -R] (12)<\/h3>Rescued Big-headed Turtles have been moved to their new enclosure. Photos by: Jean Remi\u00e8re and Nguyen Thu Thuy \u2013 ATP\/IMC<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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2021-11-28 Big headed turtle enclosure at TCC [Jean Rami\u00e8re -R] (7)<\/h3>Rescued Big-headed Turtles have been moved to their new enclosure. Photos by: Jean Remi\u00e8re and Nguyen Thu Thuy \u2013 ATP\/IMC<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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2021-06-02 Pmeg enclosure at TCC [Thuy-R] (1)<\/h3>The work begins on the new enclosures. Photo credit: Nguyen Thu Thuy - ATP\/IMC<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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2021-06-30 Pmeg enclosure at TCC [Thuy-R] (6)<\/h3>Big-headed Turtles are highly aquatic, but still require space out of the water for nesting, basking and resting. Photo credit: Nguyen Thu Thuy - ATP\/IMC<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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2021-07-07 Pmeg enclosure at TCC [Thuy-R] (3)<\/h3>The outer cage for the enclosures will protect this precious population from poachers. Photos credit: Nguyen Thu Thuy - ATP\/IMC<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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