Emergency care for several large confiscations of illegally traded and highly threatened tortoise and freshwater turtles

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The emergency

In 2023 the Turtle Conservation Centre, co-managed by Indo-Myanmar Conservation and Cuc Phuong National Park in Vietnam, received several large confiscations of threatened tortoises and turtles. One of these included over 90 Yellow Pond Turtles. There was an urgent need to provide emergency care, and identify which turtles could be included in conservation breeding programmes.

Results

Reports

AT A GLANCE

Organisation: Indo Myanmar Conservation

Country: Vietnam

Year project started: 2023

Species: Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle, Yellow Pond Turtle, Bourret's Box Turtle

Supported by: Fondation Segré