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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.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species in Indochina by mitigating major threats

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