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First Captive Breeding of the Burmese Roof Turtle

A high point of the January 2009 workshop was the announcement that a juvenile Batagur trivitatta had been pulled from the adult breeding pond at the Yadanabon Zoo just one...
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Second breeding attempt for Rafetus swinhoei in China leads to cautious optimism

The epic move of the last Chinese female Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) from Changsha Zoo to the last Chinese male at the Suzhou Zoo in 2008 resulted in...
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Team TSA in Asia - August 2009

This report is the first to chronicle the daily activities of a TSA team’s visit to four countries in Asia – Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines - to design turtle...
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China and Vietnam to Cooperate on Saving World's Rarest Turtle

CHINA AND VIETNAM TO COOPERATE ON SAVING THE WORLD‚ÄôS RAREST TURTLE For Immediate Release July 30th, 2018 Charleston, South Carolina - The Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), one of the...
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Indonesia: East Nusa Tenggara Protects Critical Rote Island Habitat

The Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle: Congratulations to East Nusa Tenggara for establishing the Rote Essential Ecosystem Areas in an effort to protect and reintroduce this iconic species! The designation of...
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Reintroduction preparations for captive bred Vietnamese Pond Turtles

The Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (CMZ) has worked since 1998 to promote tortoise and freshwater turtle (TFT) conservation through awareness, training and research activities.  The Mauremys...
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