Last updated: Saturday, April 9, 2011
Experts pooh-pooh claims of another animal spotted in Hoan Kiem Lake
Members of a rescue team stand around a giant freshwater turtle after successfully capturing it in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake last Sunday (April 3). The state established a team of animal experts, veterinarians...
Last updated: Friday, December 24, 2010
A red eared slider on the carapace of the endangered giant soft-shell turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake.
It might have been a cute photograph for a coffee-table book.
A small turtle riding piggyback on a larger one.
Given that it was taken at Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, it could have...
Last updated: Friday, September 10, 2010
Apart from direct threats from man, the old turtle in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake is being menaced by red-eared turtles, one of the worst invasive species in the world.
VnnNews – Apart from direct threats from man, the old turtle in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake is being menaced by red-eared turtles, one of the worst invasive species...
Last updated: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Some newspapers recently reported on a project to breed the old turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake. Ass. Prof. Ha Dinh Duc discussed this issue with Tien Phong newspaper.
The tortoise caught in Dong Mo Lake on November 26 2008. Dan Tri and VNMedia recently noted that the Hoan Kiem turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is one of the most famous and rarest species...
