Enforcement trainings held for two priority provinces of Vietnam
From 24th to 28th of September 2018, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of the Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) has worked in ... Read More
Rafetus swinhoei
Interview survey in north-western Vietnam – positive information for the Hoan Kiem turtle
From the 15th to the 27th of July 2018, a survey team from the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo ... Read More
The home of the Hoan Kiem turtle under threat from intensive fishing
From the 21st of June to the 3rd of July 2018, the peacefulness of Dong Mo lake, Hanoi, Vietnam, and home to ... Read More
On-going effort to find more wild Rafetus in northern Vietnam
This June, our Rafetus team conducted a two-week field observation at another large lake in northern Vietnam to find remaining ... Read More
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
Training workshop to prevent electrofishing in the world’s rarest turtle’s habitat
Although much of the past few weeks has been focused on the discovery of another wild Swinhoe’s softshell turtle at ... Read More
Special school performace held “Together to conserve Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle” in Son Dong, Son Tay, Vietnam.
On the 8th of March 2018, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of the Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC), in collaboration with the People’s ... 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
An unusual wildlife rescue – A Malaysian Giant Turtle has been rescued in Vietnam
On the 25th of January 2018, an unusual rescue has taken place in Ba Vi District, Hanoi, Vietnam. A very ... Read More
The best photograph so far of the world’s rarest turtle in the wild
On the 19th of January 2018 we were very excited to capture the best photograph of the world’s rarest turtle in ... Read More