The female Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle passed away in China
News in Chinese online newspaper revealed that the only known female Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) in captivity has died ... Read More
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Animal Planet focuses on Rafetus conservation work in Vietnam
From the 15th to 20th of March 2019, we were pleased to welcome and work with Forrest Galante, the host of Animal ... Read More
Dong Mo Football Cup – a community event to support the conservation of the Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle
From the 7th to the 17th of February 2019, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) collaborated with local authorities ... Read More
Turtle Survival Alliance visit the Turtle Conservation Centre and Rafetus field sites
From the 30th of January to the 2nd of February, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo Myanmar Conservation (IMC) was delighted ... Read More
Chasing the worlds rarest turtle – The New Yorker has a story on the work of the ATP and our work to protect Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) in Vietnam.
For over a decade, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation has worked to conserve the species, better known ... Read More
The Da River – historical habitat of Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle
In November 2018, a team from the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) conducted a second short survey ... Read More
Wildlife Veterinary seminar for young veterinarians and conservationists in Vietnam
On the 2nd of December 2018, a Wildlife Veterinary Seminar was held with expert national and international guest speakers presenting to ... Read More
More than one individual of Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle living in Dong Mo lake?
For many years since our team started to focus our conservation efforts of Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also known ... Read More
Using interview surveys in northern Vietnam look for remaining Swinhoe’s softshell turtles in the wild
From the 15th of October 2018, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) team spent 10 days in the field collecting information on ... Read More
Rafetus habitat in Vietnam being disturbed again
As you might still remember, in April 2018, we have made an announcement on the discovery of the second wild ... Read More