{"id":5034,"date":"2020-06-02T05:45:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T04:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/?p=5034"},"modified":"2021-03-09T09:34:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T09:34:39","slug":"2020-06-interview_survey_on_big-headed_turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/2020-06-interview_survey_on_big-headed_turtle\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview survey to assess local awareness of Big-headed Turtles in Pu Mat National Park, Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]From 18th<\/sup> \u2013 20th<\/sup> of May 2020, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) worked with Pu Mat National Park (NP) in Nghe An Province, Vietnam, to undertake community interviews surveys in three communes in national park buffer zone. The surveys aimed to get a better understanding of local people\u2019s awareness and attitudes towards the endangered Big-headed Turtles (Platysternon megacephalum<\/em>).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

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Sam Hai Son (right), ATP\/IMC\u2019s Pu Mat Field Assistant, uses photos of turtles to gain information about species in the local area. Photo by: Hoang Van Ha \u2013 ATP\/IMC.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A total of 101 local people, including local rangers, officers, farmers, and professional Big-headed Turtle hunters, were questioned during this interview survey. The interview\u2019s findings will help us to design the best approach to communication community awareness to reach key individuals about Big-headed Turtle conservation at Pu Mat National Park.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]These interview surveys are one of the most important components of a broader project aiming to assess release strategies for confiscated Big-headed Turtles in Vietnam.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]We would like to thank Pu Mat National Park for their cooperation in this activity, Fondation Segr\u00e9 Conservation Fund, the EDGE of Existence programme and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo for their support of this project, our project partners, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Paignton Zoo, Nordens Ark, the Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (CRES), and all of our numerous partners who have contributed along the way.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

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<\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Date: 2nd<\/sup> June 2020
\nPress release by: Hoang Van Ha – ATP\/IMC<\/p>\n

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Download the Vietnamese version<\/em><\/a>\"\"<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Photo gallery<\/strong><\/em>[\/vc_column_text]

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rice paddy in northern Vietnam<\/h3>Gorgeous scenery of rice fields at Luc Da commune, one of three communes surveyed to assess relevant local community\/ranger behaviours, knowledge, and attitudes towards Big-headed Turtles. Photo by: Pham Nhu Quynh \u2013 ATP\/IMC. <\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Platysternon awareness interview survey<\/h3>Ho Van Cong (left), ATP\/IMC staff, interviews a man in Chau Khe commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An. Photo by: Sam Hai Son \u2013 ATP\/IMC. <\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Cuora galbinifrons shells observed during interview survey<\/h3>Sam Hai Son collects morphological data from critically endangered Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) shells observed at local households during the interview. Photo by: Pham Nhu Quynh \u2013 ATP\/IMC. <\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Platysternon awareness interview survey<\/h3>Nguyen Thi Nga (left), staff of Pu Mat National Park\u2019s Department of Science, Wildlife Rescue, and International Cooperation, interviewed local people at Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An. Photo by: Hoang Van Ha \u2013 ATP\/IMC. <\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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