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2013

14th May 2013 - Hanoi resident hand over an endangered Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii) to give it another chance of a life in the wild

10th April 2013 - Yellow-headed temple turtles hatch at the Turtle Conservation Centre in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

6th April 2013 - Detection dog finds wild Keeled box turtle during student training
in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

20th March 2013 - Interview survey produce nearly 50 records for turtles in Central Vietnam

19th March 2013 - School and Community Programs raise the profile of endangered turtles in central Vietnam

5th March 2013 - New radio-telemetry study for endangered turtles in central Vietnam following trapping success

2012

14th May 2013 - Hanoi resident hand over an endangered Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii) to give it another chance of a life in the wild

10th April 2013 - Yellow-headed temple turtles hatch at the Turtle Conservation Centre in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

6th April 2013 - Detection dog finds wild Keeled box turtle during student training in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

20th March 2013 - Interview survey produce nearly 50 records for turtles in Central Vietnam

19th March 2013 - School and Community Programs raise the profile of endangered turtles in central Vietnam

5th March 2013 - New radio-telemetry study for endangered turtles in central Vietnam following trapping success

24th October 2012 - Confiscated turtles from Ha Tinh province transferred to the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC)

10th October 2012 - Ranger Training in central Vietnam focus's on endemic tortoise and freshwater turtle conservation

9th October 2012 - Third annual “Turtle Football Cup” held at Dong Mo Lake, Vietnam

28th September 2012 - Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Captive Management Training at the Turtle Conservation Centre in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
19th September 2012 - Community Football Tournament Increases Vietnamese Pond Turtle Conservation Awareness

5th September 2012 - Record year for Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii) hatchlings at the Turtle Conservation Centre

5th September 2012 - Record year for Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii) hatchlings at the Turtle Conservation Centre

29th August 2012 - Celebrations for the first autumn hatchlings at the Turtle Conservation Centre, Vietnam

15th June 2012 - First Mauremys annamensis eggs of the season at the TCC

2nd June 2012 - Site based awareness activities for conservation follow surveys of priority species in Vietnam

1st June 2012 - Hybrid between Vietnamese Pond Turtle and Chinese Stripe Necked Turtle found in central Vietnam

1st June 2012 - Hybrid between Vietnamese Pond Turtle and Chinese Stripe Necked Turtle found in central Vietnam

21st May 2012 - Endemic Lesser Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora picturata) under threat in Vietnam

15th May 2012 - Endangered Turtle Species benefit from the 2012 student training course

1st May 2012 - Forest clearance for plantations a continuing problem in Northern Vietnam

31st April 2012 - Student interview survey in Bac Giang province, northern Vietnam following the tortoise and freshwater turtle field skill training course

20th April 2012 - Two Keeled box turtle hatchlings found in semi-wild enclosure at the Turtle Conservation Centre, Vietnam

19th April 2012 - Keeled box turtle handed in by student returned to its home in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

30th March 2012 - The next generation of turtle biologists learn tools of the trade in Vietnam

19th March 2012 - School programs increase awareness for turtle species only found in the wild in 2010

15th March 2012 - Cuc Phuong National Park transfers 186 turtles to Southern Vietnam

19th January 2012 - Action needed to protect the world's most endangered turtles only wild habitat

3rd January 2012 - Two endemic Bourret's box turtles start the New Year back in the wild

2nd January 2012 - Fishing Agreement Signed to Conserve World's Rarest Turtle

2011

15th December 2011 - Interviews for endangered tortoise and freshwater turtles in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam

14th December 2011 - ENV puplishes Green Forest magazine titled: Swinhoe's turtle legend

11th December 2011 - Field surveys find Bourret's box turtle (Cuora bourreti) in Sao La Nature Reserve Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam

24th November 2011 - Confiscation in Vietnam, new Four-eyed Turtles join the captive breeding group in Cuc Phuong National Park

23rd November 2011 - More breeding success for the Four-eyed turtle at Cuc Phuong National Park

21st November 2011 - The Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) of Cuc Phuong National Park celebrates hatchlings in 2011

31st October 2011 - Marine turtle released in Quang Ngai province, Vietnam

23rd October 2011 - Internet advert leads to the rescue of a Critically Endangered Indochinese Box Turtle

19th October 2011 - Large softshell caught in the Red River, Hanoi causes a stir

7th October 2011 - Awareness signboard for world's rarest turtle around its only known habitat

5th October 2011 - Investigating the tortoise and freshwater turtle fauna of Xuan Nha Nature Reserve in the highlands of northern Vietnam

30th September 2011 - TCC supports morphometric study of elongated tortoise

24th September 2011 - Field surveys for the endemic Lesser Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora picturata) Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam

20th September 2011 - Chinese stripe necked turtles found during a field survey in the lowlands of central Vietnam

15th September 2011 - Indochinese Box Turtle hatches at the Turtle Conservation Center in Cuc Phuong National Park

15th September 2011 - New Rafetus swinhoei skull found after being reported by a local counterpart

21st July 2011 - Turtle detection dogs start getting results

20th July 2011 - Impressed tortoises given a second chance in Pu Mat National Park, Vietnam

12th July 2011 - Hoan Kiem Turtle released after treatment

11th July 2011 - Interview survey for the Indochinese Box turtle around Pu Hu Nature Reserve in Northern Vietnam

6th June 2011 Keeled Box Turtle hatchling found in semi-wild enclosure at the Turtle Conservation Centre, Vietnam

20th May 2011 - Lucky Keeled Box Turtles make it home after a close call with traders

6th May 2011 - Art competition for the world's most endangered turtle inspires thousands of school children in Vietnam

4th May 2011 -Critically endangered turtle rescued by student after participating in field skill training course

27th April 2011 - New notebooks distributed for Rafetus swinhoei awareness

24th April 2011 - Football raises local awareness to worlds rarest turtle

24th April 2011 - Football for Conservation, the Vietnamese Pond Turtle

22nd April 2011 - 1.5 tons of turtles confiscated in Vietnam

6th April 2011 - Hoan Kiem Turtle, the rescue 2011

March 2011 - Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Field Skill Training Course held in Vietnam

2010

20th October 2010 - Protected Impressed Tortoise rescued by Quang Ngai Provincial Forest Protection Department

October 2010 - New awareness poster produced for the Vietnamese Pond Turtle

October 2010 - New awareness poster produced for Swinhoe's softshell turtle, Rafetus swinhoei

October 2010 - Boat race at Dong Mo Lake for Rafetus swinhoei

20th September 2010 - Updated version of “New Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Identification Resource”

31st May 2010 - Florida softshell turtles seen in Vietnamese food markets

28th March 2010 - First “Turtle Cup” football match held for Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam

20th March 2010 - Training course provides practical field skills for young turtle conservationists in Vietnam

9th March 2010 - New Chelonian visitor centre promotes conservation of Vietnam's Tortoises and Freshwater turtles

12th February 2010 - Environmental Education Training Course Focuses on Turtle Conservation in Vietnam

2nd February 2010 - Ho Chi Minh City pagoda hands turtles to Wildlife Rescue Centre following student project

28th January 2010 - Vietnam holds its First National Scientific Workshop on Amphibians and Reptiles

2009

December 2009 - Discovery of an Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) traded in Hue, central Vietnam

6th November 2009 - Illegal trade of turtles around Tam Dao National Park continues

9th October 2009 - Keeled box turtle rescued following web monitoring

16th June 2009 - Reintroduction preparations for captive bred Vietnamese Pond Turtles
11th June 2009 - Testing the Sedi-turtle in Hanoi

14th April 2009 - 5th annual training course dedicated to developing Vietnam's next generation of turtle conservationists held

2008

November 2008 - One of the worlds rarest turtles rescued in Vietnam

19th June 2008 - New surveys for the Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) identify additional suitable habitat for the species

5th January 2008 - Interview surveys around protected areas in Central Vietnam, December 2007

April 2008 - Interview survey for the Keeled Box turtle in Pu Hu Natural Reserve and Cuc Phuong National Park

28th March 2008 - Training Course Aims to Encourage Interest in Turtles

2007

Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC) - Activity report 2007
1st December 2007 - Tortoise and Fresh water turtle field skill training course in Myanmar

7th June 2007 - Lucky turtles saved from the cooking pot back in the wild

April 2007 - Field skill training course builds capacity amongst students

2006

7th December 2006 - Mauremys annamensis recorded in natural habitat after 65 years
22nd November 2006 - Tortoise and freshwater turtle field skills training course: Building the capacity of students in Cambodia

12th May 2006 - Endemic Vietnamese Pond turtles come home
May 2006 - Finding the Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) in central Vietnam
March 2006 - Tortoise and fresh water field skill training course to build capacity amongst students in Vietnam

2005

21st November 2005 - “God give me strength” Keeled Box Turtle (Cuora mouhotii) rescued

16th January 2005 - Training Course Focuses on Developing a New Generation of Turtle Experts

2003

24th September 2003 - A release of turtles from the Turtle Conservation Centre (TCC), Cuc Phuong National Park in Cat Tien National Park