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Underwater view of turtle at water's surface. — Vietnamese pond turtle.

© Conservation International/photo by A.W. Tordoff

Strengthening Conservation of the Most Critically Endangered Turtles in Vietnam

Grantee Name: Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Viet Nam
Amount: $19,164
Dates: Aug 2014 – Mar 2016
Keywords: Awareness, Education, Species Conservation

Inform conservation efforts for Vietnam's wild populations of Zhou's box turtle (Cuora zhoui) and the Vietnamese pond turtle (Mauremys annamensis) by analyzing environmental DNA from northern and central Vietnam to confirm the locations of wild populations of these species.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats

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Strengthening Conservation of the Most Critically Endangered Turtles in Vietnam

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