Which turtle is the most endangered

Experts and delegates at a workshop on May 27 discussed challenges to the restoration of wild turtle populations in Vietnam, and the possibility of reintroducing turtles in the central region. Illustrative image (Source: internet) The workshop was held by the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency at the Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in coordination with the Asia Turtle Proramme. Hoang Thi Thanh Nhan, deputy head of the agency, said scientists have found 25 species of tortoises and freshwater turtles along with five species of sea turtles in Vietnam. Vietnam accounts for 9 percent of turtle species globally. However, their populations are rapidly declining due to the loss of habitats and illegal hunting and trade, with many on the edge of extinction. To build and implement conservation programmes for endangered precious and rare species, the Prime Minister on September 12, 2019 … [Read more...] about Workshop discusses restoration of endangered turtle populations in Vietnam

A critically endangered Sumatran elephant and its unborn baby were found dead from suspected poisoning in western Indonesia, a conservation official said on Thursday. The elephant was found dead near a palm plantation in Riau province in Sumatra, Indonesia The carcass of the heavily pregnant mammal was found next to a palm plantation in Riau province on Sumatra, a large island home to some of the world's rarest animals. The archipelago nation faces an ongoing battle against wildlife crime and several elephant poisoning cases have been reported in recent years, including one in 2019 when a Sumatran elephant was found decapitated with its tusks ripped off. A plantation worker discovered the mother, who was 22 months pregnant, on Thursday and immediately reported the carcass to authorities who collected samples before burying the body. "We estimated the female elephant to be around 25 years old and during the necropsy test we found that it was pregnant and … [Read more...] about Critically endangered elephant, unborn baby suspected poisoned in Indonesia

The six species that are currently in a critical state are spoon-billed sandpiper, Nordmann's greenshank, great knot, far Eastern curlew, Chinese egret and Saunders's gull, said Nguyen Hoai Bao, representative of the BirdLife International Asia, the world's largest nature conservation partnership with 120 partners worldwide. Vietnam lies on one of nine important flight routes of migratory birds with over 300 different species, he said at a conference on bird conservation held Friday in Hanoi by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The biggest destinations are Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Province and Cat Ba Island off Hai Phong City, both in the Red River Delta, and the Mekong Delta's Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap Province, Go Cong Town in Tien Giang Province, and the Tien River in Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces. According to BirdLife International, migratory birds in general and those having destinations in Vietnam are critically endangered due to … [Read more...] about 6 migratory bird species in Vietnam face extinction

Seven groups of black-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix nigripes), an endangered species, are living in Chua Chan Mountain in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam, according to a local review. The People’s Committee of Dong Nai announced the result of the review, of which the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development took charge, on Friday. The seven groups include around 159 to 192 black-shanked douc langurs, which have grown well and are in the expanding stage of population growth. In particular, each herd has adult and semi-adult males and females, juveniles, and newborns. Officers also noticed the langurs’ separating from their original herd and merging into a new group during the review process. A pregnant black-shanked douc langur is spotted in Chua Chan Mountain, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam. Photo: V. Dung / Tuoi Tre In addition, the officers identified 154 plant species that are food for the black-shanked douc langurs, accounting for … [Read more...] about Review finds threatened langur species in mountain in southern Vietnam