Arakan Forest Turtle

Reptiles

May 28

Written By Elizabeth Zhang

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English name: Arakan Forest Turtle

Scientific name: Heosemys depressa

Geographic range: Bangladesh, Myanmar

Taxonomic group: Reptile

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Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) meeting in Cambodia

Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) meeting in Cambodia

Conserving the Southern River Terrapin through community participation and stakeholder engagement

Conserving the Southern River Terrapin through community participation and stakeholder engagement

Establishing a robust evidence-base to inform conservation planning for giant rats across Biak-Supiori.

Establishing a robust evidence-base to inform conservation planning for giant rats across Biak-Supiori.

Assessing and mapping new potential habitat of White-bellied Heron in the Jomori river basin in eastern Bhutan

Assessing and mapping new potential habitat of White-bellied Heron in the Jomori river basin in eastern Bhutan

Development of a Conservation Breeding Facility for the Bleeding Toad

Development of a Conservation Breeding Facility for the Bleeding Toad

Enhancing the conservation of the Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher in Central Java

Enhancing the conservation of the Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher in Central Java

Supporting local champions: Reflections on the first year as ASAP's Indonesia Programme Coordinator

Supporting local champions: Reflections on the first year as ASAP's Indonesia Programme Coordinator

Celebrating the Next Generation of Women Leaders in Conservation

Celebrating the Next Generation of Women Leaders in Conservation

Rediscovery of Sabah’s endemic toad: a conservation milestone, hampered by landslides

Rediscovery of Sabah’s endemic toad: a conservation milestone, hampered by landslides

New training course will boost fundraising for conservation in Southeast Asia

New training course will boost fundraising for conservation in Southeast Asia

Announcing the launch of our new website!

Announcing the launch of our new website!

Bringing women conservation leaders together in Siem Reap

Bringing women conservation leaders together in Siem Reap

Saving the Visayan Warty Pig from the African Swine Fever virus

Saving the Visayan Warty Pig from the African Swine Fever virus

Emergency relocation of the world's only ex situ conservation programme for Gigante Wrinkled Ground Frog

Emergency relocation of the world's only ex situ conservation programme for Gigante Wrinkled Ground Frog

Relocation Building a breeding enclosure to support the recovery of Siamese Crocodile in Laos amidst an obligatory relocation

Relocation Building a breeding enclosure to support the recovery of Siamese Crocodile in Laos amidst an obligatory relocation

Urgent repairs to the breeding facilities for two ASAP bird species at Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity

Urgent repairs to the breeding facilities for two ASAP bird species at Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity

Urgent surveys to determine population status, key threats, and conservation action for three fishes endemic to Lake Poso, Sulawesi

Urgent surveys to determine population status, key threats, and conservation action for three fishes endemic to Lake Poso, Sulawesi

Urgent conservation action for the catfish Clarias sulcatus, an island endemic species in Redang Island

Urgent conservation action for the catfish Clarias sulcatus, an island endemic species in Redang Island

Flood-proofing an important hatchery for the Palawan Forest Turtle

Flood-proofing an important hatchery for the Palawan Forest Turtle

Releasing a Philippine Eagle back to the Bislig Key Biodiversity Area (KBA)

Releasing a Philippine Eagle back to the Bislig Key Biodiversity Area (KBA)

Gathering the evidence needed to conserve critical habitat for Vietnam’s most threatened amphibians

Gathering the evidence needed to conserve critical habitat for Vietnam’s most threatened amphibians

Maintaining a nest box network for Bali Starling in Besikalung Wildlife Sanctuary

Maintaining a nest box network for Bali Starling in Besikalung Wildlife Sanctuary

Investigating the illegal trade in Vietnamese Crested Argus

Strengthening mitigation measures to protect the Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques in a time of crisis

Strengthening mitigation measures to protect the Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques in a time of crisis

Surveys for Delacour’s Langurs in an unprotected area of limestone forest

Surveys for Delacour’s Langurs in an unprotected area of limestone forest

Maintaining the conservation breeding programmes for three ASAP bird species

Maintaining the conservation breeding programmes for three ASAP bird species

Establishing a conservation programme for the Gigante Wrinkled Ground Frog

Establishing a conservation programme for the Gigante Wrinkled Ground Frog

Maintaining the wild Bali Starling population on Nusa Penida island

Maintaining the wild Bali Starling population on Nusa Penida island

Producing a 5-year roadmap for the conservation of Javan Blue Flycatcher in Central Java

Producing a 5-year roadmap for the conservation of Javan Blue Flycatcher in Central Java

Stakeholder engagement meeting for the safe capture and handling of Large-antlered Muntjac

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