Turtles are among the most trafficked wildlife!

Currently, 50% of turtle has listed as threatened under the IUCN red list. Vietnam has 36 species and sub-species of turtle and tortoise. Many of them are facing extinction such because of poaching and trafficking such as Hoan Kiem turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), box turtle group (Cuora ssp.) and 2 endemic species Mauremys annamensis, Cuora picturata. In addition, at least 3 species have listed as the top 25 the world most endangered turtle include Rafetus swinhoei, Mauremys annamemsis, Cuora trifasciata according to Turtle Conservation Coalition 2018. Poaching, trafficking and habitat loss are the key factors that lead the turtles to the brink of extinction. CCD signed MoU with Turtle Sanctuary Conservation Center and others to implement a long-term turtle conservation effort for Vietnam and the Indochina.