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World’s most endangered turtle finds new hope in Vietnam Tuesday, 2020-12-22 17:26:01  Font Size:    Font Size:     |   NDO – Scientists have released genetic results confirming a female turtle captured in October 2020 in Vietnam is definitively the near-extinct Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) – also known as the Hoan Kiem Turtle, raising hopes for the conservation of the world’s rarest turtle in Vietnam. The Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) and the...

WCS Viet Nam - Scientists release genetic results confirming a female turtle captured in October 2020 in Viet Nam is definitively the near extinct Swinhoe’s softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) – also known as the Yangtze giant softshell turtle and Hoan Kiem turtle. - Discovery means at least one male and one female are now known to exist - Viet Nam Government leading this effort to prevent extinction of the Swinhoe’s softshell turtle, along with ATP/IMC, WCS and other partners HA NOI, Viet Nam (December 18, 2020) The Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collabora...

World’s most endangered turtle found in Hanoi's Dong Mo lake Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công  20/12/2020    06:39 GMT+7 The Vietnamese scientists are doing their utmost to save the endangered turtle species. A newly-found Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) at Dong Mo lake in Hanoi's Son Tay district is good news for turtle conservation worldwide this year, representing the opportunity for Vietnam's to save this rare species o...

Scientists find turtle they hope can save species from extinction 20 Dec 202020 December 2020 Last updated at 07:10 WATCH: Learn more about the Swinhoe's softshell turtles Conservationists have new hopes of saving extremely rare turtle species from the brink of extinction after discovering there are at least one male and female still alive. There are thought to be only four Swinhoe's softshell turtles left in the world, but they hope to be able to raise the numbers through a breeding programme. Scientists hadn't been sure if the latest turtle they had found was male or female, but it's now ...

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