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Man caught with endangered turtles, tortoises, under house arrest

Man caught with endangered turtles, tortoises, under house arrest

A man in the Central Highlands’ province of Dak Lak is being questioned by the police for allegedly possessing 127 endangered turtles and tortoises.
Getting up close and personal with animals at a Saigon café

Getting up close and personal with animals at a Saigon café

Vietnam to build conservation areas for endangered turtles

Vietnam to build conservation areas for endangered turtles

Three Vietnam turtle species move closer to extinction

Three Vietnam turtle species move closer to extinction

Three turtle species endemic to Vietnam have just been included in an international list of species threatened with extinction, effectively outlawing their trade.
August 28, 2019 | 04:58 pm PT
$11 mln project to disrupt wildlife supply chain in Greater Mekong region

$11 mln project to disrupt wildlife supply chain in Greater Mekong region

The EU on Monday launched a €10 million ($11.14 million) project for strengthening government actions to combat wildlife trade in the Greater Mekong, Malaysia and China.
July 30, 2019 | 05:31 am PT
Three-year project hopes to bring turtles back to central Vietnam islands

Three-year project hopes to bring turtles back to central Vietnam islands

Vo Nghiem, 70, of Quang Nam remembers how sea turtles used to come to the central province's Cham Islands in the 1980s to lay eggs.
July 18, 2019 | 03:15 am PT
Endangered turtle washes ashore dead with missing limbs

Endangered turtle washes ashore dead with missing limbs

A dead green sea turtle with two missing front limbs was found on a beach in the central province of Ninh Thuan Sunday.
April 7, 2019 | 08:20 pm PT
Vietnam’s legendary giant turtle plastinated for life

Vietnam’s legendary giant turtle plastinated for life

The extremely rare giant turtle has been plastinated and lodged in a temple on its home, Hanoi’s Sword Lake.
March 19, 2019 | 12:22 am PT
Hanoi to conserve world’s rarest lake turtle

Hanoi to conserve world’s rarest lake turtle

Comprehensive research will be done into the biological and reproduction traits of the world’s rarest turtle, found in Hanoi, for conserving it.
November 4, 2018 | 11:34 pm PT
12 endangered turtles released from captivity in Phu Quoc

12 endangered turtles released from captivity in Phu Quoc

Authorities in Phu Quoc Island have returned back to the sea 12 olive ridley turtles they had seized from a local trader.
September 18, 2018 | 08:22 pm PT
Vietnam welcomes China collaboration in breeding rare Sword Lake turtles

Vietnam welcomes China collaboration in breeding rare Sword Lake turtles

Vietnamese officials say collaborating with China to breed the rarest turtle species in the world is a great conservation opportunity.
July 23, 2018 | 11:52 pm PT
Blood brother of Hanoi's revered turtle god found on city outskirts

Blood brother of Hanoi's revered turtle god found on city outskirts

The discovery brings the number of known Yangtze giant softshell turtles in the world to four.
April 12, 2018 | 09:59 pm PT
Vietnamese fisherman refuses cash offer, releases rare turtle back to sea

Vietnamese fisherman refuses cash offer, releases rare turtle back to sea

A dealer had offered him $446 for the green sea turtle but he turned it down.
March 28, 2018 | 11:28 pm PT
Vietnam home to one of the last endangered turtles in the world: report

Vietnam home to one of the last endangered turtles in the world: report

Three other turtle species found in Vietnam are also on death row.
March 25, 2018 | 10:42 pm PT
Majestic swans take to the waters of Hanoi's legendary 'Turtle Lake'

Majestic swans take to the waters of Hanoi's legendary 'Turtle Lake'

Most locals are in favor of the feathery additions, but some older residents are not so sure. 
February 5, 2018 | 01:13 am PT
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