Related news from: sea turtles

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  Sea turtles need protection from extinction

  (16:45:44 PM 08/07/2015)

  New measures to protect sea turtles are needed as their number has fallen sharply because of human impact and economic development, delegates heard at a conference last Friday in the central province of Ninh Thuan.

  Tags: Sea turtles, protection, extinction, natural environment,
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  Da Nang residents catch rare turtles to sell at high prices

  (10:43:52 AM 30/01/2015)

  Hundreds of people recently began hunting rare turtles in the forests and streams in the hills of Hoa Vang District of central city of Da Nang. The search started after a rumour was spread that the turtles could be sold at sky-high prices.

  Tags: Vietnam, turtle, Da Nang, forest,
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  Police find thousands of dead sea turtles in Nha Trang warehouses

  (10:55:20 AM 24/11/2014)

  The Environment Police Agency and Khanh Hoa Province’s police have found thousands of dead highly endangered sea turtles in two warehouses of a fine-art enterprise in the village of Phuoc Loi of Nha Trang City.

  Tags: Police, find, thousands, dead, sea turtles, Nha Trang, warehouses
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  Sea turtles conserved at Con Dao National Park

  (10:14:47 AM 06/01/2015)

  The Con Dao National Park in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is the first place in Vietnam to successfully implement a sea turtle conservation and rescue programme through numerous efforts taken since 1987, greatly contributing to the action strategies on biodiversity of the country and the region.

  Tags: Con Dao National Park, sea turtles, DNA structure,
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  Three-striped box turtles a precious commodity in Vietnam

  (10:48:48 AM 04/05/2015)

  The price of Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata or Chinese three-striped box turtle) in Vietnam is around VND300 million (nearly $15,000) per kilo. In China and Hong Kong, the price is nearly VND1 billion ($50,000) per kilo.

  Tags: Three-striped, box turtles, precious, commodity , Vietnam,
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  Slow and steady veteran wins the race with turtles

  (16:54:50 PM 06/06/2015)

  From a poor veteran, one who had been continuously suffering losses, Do Manh Hung, 54, now lives in Ky Son Town, Ky Son District, the northern province of Hoa Binh, as a billionaire. And this is not all; he has also helped other local households in enhancing their family income.

  Tags: Hoa Binh, poor veteran, turtles, porcupines,
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  Vietnam boosts sea turtle preservation

  (16:29:38 PM 06/07/2015)

  A workshop discussing a national plan on protecting marine turtles through 2025 was held in the central province of Ninh Thuan on July 3.

  Tags: Vietnam, boosts , sea turtle , preservation,
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  Vietnamese so naïve to breed harmful exotic species

  (14:52:53 PM 09/07/2013)

  Yellow snails, red ear turtles and Phuc Loc Tho fish (Lepisosteus Oculatus Winchell) – the harmful exotic species – have been selling everywhere. Especially, they are very expensive of up to millions of dong per individual.

  Tags: exotic species, environment,
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  Quang Ngai to build a turtle rescue center

  (13:37:24 PM 24/08/2013)

  The People's Committee of Quang Ngai Province in July decided to build a rescue center for Vietnamese pond turtles and a zone for preservation of the habitat for this endemic species of turtle in Binh Son district.

  Tags: turtle rescue center, pond turtle, quang nam,
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  Rare animals released to nature in central Quang Binh

  (11:29:04 AM 17/03/2015)

  Phong Nha Ke National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has announced the release of six rare mammals and two turtles.

  Tags: Quang Binh, Phong Nha Ke National Park, rare animals,
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  WWF’s ‘Most Wanted’ List Highlights 10 of the Most Widely Traded Endangered Species in the Markets of the Golden Triangle

  (12:31:30 PM 02/11/2017)

  Tigers, elephants, bears and pangolin are four of the most widely traded species in the Golden Triangle -- the border area where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar connect -- according to a report from WWF. Rhinos, serow, helmeted hornbill, gaur, leopards and turtles round out the list of endangered species that are openly sold in a region that is Ground Zero in the illegal wildlife trade.

  Tags: WWF’s , Most Wanted, List Highlights , Traded, Endangered, Species , Markets , Golden Triangl