IMC Team – Page 9 – Indo-Myanmar Conservation

Environmental DNA helps confirm a new individual of the world’s rarest turtle in the wild – 4 animals now known

IMC Team11th April 2018

The worlds most endangered turtle species and, arguably one of the world’s rarest animals, Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) has ... Read More

Training the next generation of turtle conservationists in Vietnam

IMC Team5th April 2018

During the first week of April 2018 we have organised the annual Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Field Skill Training Course ... Read More

Special school performace held “Together to conserve Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle” in Son Dong, Son Tay, Vietnam.

IMC Team19th March 2018

On the 8th of March 2018, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of the Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC), in collaboration with the People’s ... Read More

15% of the world’s top 25 most endangered tortoise and freshwater turtles are found in Vietnam.

IMC Team12th March 2018

Vietnam now has four species, accounting for 14.8% of top 25 the world’s most endangered Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle (TFT) ... Read More

New species of frog from the genus Leptolalax described by IMC staff in Vietnam

IMC Team6th March 2018

A new species of frog from the Leptolalax genus, Rowley’s Leaf-litter Frog (Leptolalax rowleyae) has recently been described from Son ... Read More

Confiscation and release of endangered Big-headed turtles in central Vietnam

IMC Team26th February 2018

On the first day of February 2018, rangers from Song Thanh Nature Reserve, Quang Nam province in central Vietnam made a ... Read More

An unusual wildlife rescue – A Malaysian Giant Turtle has been rescued in Vietnam

IMC Team28th January 2018

On the 25th of January 2018, an unusual rescue has taken place in Ba Vi District, Hanoi, Vietnam. A very ... Read More

The best photograph so far of the world’s rarest turtle in the wild

IMC Team19th January 2018

On the 19th of January 2018 we were very excited to capture the best photograph of the world’s rarest turtle in ... Read More

Release of Keeled Box Turtles in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

IMC Team27th November 2017

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

IMC Team9th November 2017

On the 05th November 2016, Economic police of Quang Ninh province, near the border with China in northern Vietnam, confiscated 105 ... Read More