A new skink of the genus Sphenomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 described from southern Vietnam
A new forest skink of the genus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Scincidae) has recently been described from the high elevation forest of ... Read More
Conservation news
PRESS RELEASE: Implementation of smartphone-based environmental DNA testing and capture technologies to detect Rafetus swinhoei in the wild
Ha Noi, April 26 to May 9, 2018: A training workshop introducing eDNA (environmental DNA) and smartphone-based testing for the ... Read More
Environmental DNA helps confirm a new individual of the world’s rarest turtle in the wild – 4 animals now known
The worlds most endangered turtle species and, arguably one of the world’s rarest animals, Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) has ... Read More
15% of the world’s top 25 most endangered tortoise and freshwater turtles are found in Vietnam.
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
A new species of frog from the Leptolalax genus, Rowley’s Leaf-litter Frog (Leptolalax rowleyae) has recently been described from Son ... Read More
Impressed Tortoise Released in Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam
On the 12th of September 2017, Uyen, a young resident of Ngu Hanh Son mountain, Da Nang city in Central ... Read More
Two marine turtles are removed from the Endangered species list
Recently we were very pleased to see the positive change on the conservation status of some marine turtle species on ... Read More
Net preventing the Dong Mo Rafetus swinhoei from escaping replaced
At the end of September 2016 the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo Myanmar Conservation (IMC) has replaced the large ... Read More
50 endangered turtles find a new home at the Turtle Conservation Centre, Vietnam
On the 22nd July 2016, 50 turtles belong to four species were transferring to the Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) ... Read More
46 more endangered turtles rescued in Vietnam – May 2016
The rainy season in Vietnam has brought more confiscation of endangered turtle species from the illegal wildlife trade. Reportedly, at ... Read More