Awareness and Research Conservation Program for Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle in Vietnam
Grantee Name: Cleveland Zoological Society
- Hotspot
- Indo-Burma
- Location
- Viet Nam
- Amount
- $20,000
- Dates
- Jul 2009 – Jul 2011
- Keywords
- Awareness, Freshwater, Research, Species Conservation
Conduct surveys and strengthen site-based conservation for the Critically Endangered Swinhoe's soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), including awareness activities that focus on the special cultural importance of this species and its need for conservation. Only four individuals are known in existence globally, with both known wild animals near Hanoi.
1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species in Indochina by mitigating major threats
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