{"id":865,"date":"2019-04-12T11:37:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T10:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservationpulse.com\/?p=865"},"modified":"2021-03-05T07:45:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T07:45:17","slug":"2019-04-vietnamese-pond-turtle-return-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/2019-04-vietnamese-pond-turtle-return-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for love in Vietnam \u2013 Lonely endemic Vietnamese Pond Turtle comes home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the 10<sup>th<\/sup> of April 2019, one Lucky Lady, Cathay the critically endangered Vietnamese Pond Turtle (<em>Mauremys annamensis<\/em>) arrived at Hanoi\u2019s Noi Bai airport in Vietnam. At 2 kilograms Cathay is a lovely example of this species which is found nowhere else in the world except for a few provinces in central Vietnam. Cathay had been rescued in Kong Kong where she was transferred to the Kadoorie Farm &amp; Botanical Garden, unfortunately she was all alone as the only member of her species in the centre. Now she\u2019s is back home, Cathay will hopefully find love in Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Vietnam where a few hundred of her species, including some eligible bachelors, are at the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC). Mr Do Thanh Hao, the manager of the TCC said \u2018Thank you so much Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Garden for taking care of this turtle and returning her to Vietnam. We believe this return will not only contribute to the genetic enrichment of the species in captivity in Cuc Phuong but also shows the international collaboration between countries that are working towards conservation together\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo Myanmar Conservation (IMC) has helped coordinate the return is also working to help identify and protect habitat for the Vietnamese Pond Turtle in the wild. We hope one day soon some of the animals kept and raised in captivity can be back in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>12<sup>th<\/sup> April 2019<\/p>\n<p>Press release: Hoang Van Ha \u2013 ATP\/IMC<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/176.32.230.17\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mauremys_annamensis-return-EN-18Apr19.pdf\">Download this press release PDF here: English\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;23&#39;%20height=&#39;29&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%2023%2029&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"http:\/\/www.asianturtleprogram.org\/images\/pdf.jpg\" alt=\"pdf\" width=\"23\" height=\"29\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianturtleprogram.org\/pages\/other_pages\/2018-12-illegal_trade_of_Big_headed_turtle\/2018-Big_headed_turtle_illegal_trade-EN-1Feb19.pdf\">Download this press release PDF here: Vietnamese\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;23&#39;%20height=&#39;29&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%2023%2029&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"http:\/\/www.asianturtleprogram.org\/images\/pdf.jpg\" alt=\"pdf\" width=\"23\" height=\"29\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-865 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;300&#39;%20height=&#39;200&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20200&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-867\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-1.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-867'>\n\t\t\t\tCathay &#8211; the Vietnamese Pond Turtle arrives back in Vietnam at Noi Bai airport. Photo by: Hoang Van Ha &#8211; ATP\/IMC\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;300&#39;%20height=&#39;200&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20200&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-869\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-3.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-869'>\n\t\t\t\tThe animal was kept in a secure crate during the long flight from Hong Kong to Vietnam.  Photo by: Hoang Van Ha &#8211; ATP\/IMC\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-4.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;200&#39;%20height=&#39;300&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20200%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-4-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-870\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-4-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-4.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-870'>\n\t\t\t\tOne staff carefully unbox to find the lovely creature after long way of travelling. Photo by: Hoang Van Ha \u2013 ATP\/IMC\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-5.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;200&#39;%20height=&#39;300&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20200%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-5-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-871\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-5-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ma_return_from_Hong_Kong-5.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-871'>\n\t\t\t\tThe joy of our staff when receiving the turtle. Photo by: Hoang Van Ha &#8211; ATP\/IMC\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 10th of April 2019, one Lucky Lady, Cathay the critically endangered Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) arrived at &#8230; <a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/2019-04-vietnamese-pond-turtle-return-home\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,357,353],"tags":[80,81],"class_list":["post-865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-atp-news","category-conservation-news","category-imc-news","tag-vietnamese-pond-turtle","tag-mauremys-annamensis"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.0","language":"my","enabled_languages":["en","vi","my"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"vi":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"my":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":875,"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865\/revisions\/875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}