{"id":5116,"date":"2020-07-20T04:03:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T03:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianturtleprogram.org\/?p=5116"},"modified":"2021-03-09T07:38:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T07:38:57","slug":"2020-07-interview-survey-in-lang-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/2020-07-interview-survey-in-lang-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview survey to find remaining Swinhoe\u2019s softshell turtle in Lang Son province, northern Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]From the 26th <\/sup>June to 7th <\/sup>July 2020, a field team from the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) conducted an intensive interview survey in Lang Son province, northern Vietnam, to seek new information for the world\u2019s rarest turtle, Swinhoe\u2019s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei<\/em>).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

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Gorgeous landscape view of Chi Lang district, Lang Son province. Photo by: Pham Nhu Quynh \u2013 ATP\/IMC.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]During 2 weeks of survey, 103 interviews were conducted in 10 districts and cities of Lang Son province with 27 field records completed for shells and live turtles of 8 species, included Keeled Box Turtle (Cuora mouhotii<\/em>), <\/em>Asian Yellow Pond Turtle (Mauremys mutica<\/em>), <\/em>Big-headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum<\/em>), <\/em>Chinese Softshell Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis<\/em>), <\/em>Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle (Palea steindachneri<\/em>), <\/em>Four-eyed Turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata<\/em>), <\/em>Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons<\/em>),<\/em> and Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri<\/em>). \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Notably, 33 out of 103 interviews provided positive historical information for large softshell turtles in a river section of the Ky Cung river; the most recent sighting with a good description was reportedly in 2019. We will conduct more surveys in this area to collect additional information and hopefully confirm the species.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]We would like to thank Lang Son Forest Protection Department for their legal support to this survey. We also thanks Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, USA (CMZ), the Turtle Conservation Fund (TCF), IUCN, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), British Chelonia Group (BCG), the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZ), Ocean Park Conservation Foundation (OPCF), as well as all individuals for their continuous supports to the Rafetus project.[\/vc_column_text]

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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> July 2020
\nPress release: Pham Nhu Quynh & Jack Carney \u2013 ATP\/IMC[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Download the English version here <\/em>\"\" <\/a>
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upstream of Cam Son Lake, Lang Son province<\/h3>The upstream of Cam Son Lake in Huu Lung district, Lang Son province. Photo by Pham Nhu Quynh \u2013 ATP\/IMC.<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Interview survey in northern Vietnam<\/h3>Pham Xuan Quyen, ATP field staff (right), conducts an interview with local people to collect more information of turtles in the area. Photo by: Pham Nhu Quynh \u2013 ATP\/IMC.<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Cuora mouhotii<\/h3>This endangered Keeled Box Turtle (Cuora mouhotii) was being kept as a pet in Chi Lang district, Lang Son province. Photo by: Pham Nhu Quynh \u2013 ATP\/IMC. <\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Platysternon megacephalum<\/h3>An endangered Big-headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) observed at a local household in Dinh Lap district, Lang Son province. Photo by: Pham Nhu Quynh \u2013 ATP\/IMC.<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Sacalia quadriocellata<\/h3>One of three Four-eyed Turtles (Sacalia quadriocellata) were locally caught and kept at a household in Loc Binh district, Lang Son province. Photo by: Pham Nhu Quynh \u2013 ATP\/IMC.<\/small><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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