The booming of wildlife poaching and trafficking lead to a serious declining for turtles and tortoises in Vietnam. Most of the species are now facing serious threats include extinction risk. Because of the trafficking, some species are now considered to…
On March 2021, Center for nature Conservation and Development in collaboration with Xuan Lien Nature Reserve conduct a field surveys to identify the population and distribution of turtles, tortoise and Lorises in Xuan Lien. The surveys were conducted in the…
Vietnam is a home of 26 freshwater turtles and tortoises species including 2 endemic species Cuora picturata and Mauremys annamensis. Poaching, trafficking and habitat loss are the main threats to the species survival. Because of the threats, at least 4 species were listed as…
On August 12, 2020, the Center for Nature conservation and Development (CCD) organized a training course on “Research and conservation of tortoises and freshwater turtles in Vietnam”. This training course aims at providing knowledge on biology, ecology, distribution, conservation, threats…
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…
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