Vietnam - Cuc Phuong National Park

In February I had the pleasure of visiting Doug Hendrie and Tim McCormack in Hanoi and seeing their work at Cuc Phuong National Park. Tim is doing his master's degree on the kneeled box turtle, Pyxidea mouhotii, and I had the opportunity to go into the field with him (on motorbike!). The turtle conservation program at Cuc Phuong protects and breeds some of Asia's most endangered turtles.

Motorbikes in Hanoi	Hoan Kiem Lake turtle pagoda	Hoan Kiem Lake Rafetus
Stuffed Rafetus- the near extinct giant softshell turtle	Animals for sale in the market	Indotestudo elongata for sale
Rice paddies	Cuc Phuong National Park	Seized turtles from the trade
Searching rocks for Pyxidea mouhotii (taken by Doug Hendrie)	Can you see the turtle in this picture?	Preparing Pyxidea mouhotii for temperature dataloggers
Pyxidea mouhotii with a datalogger	Sacalia quadriocellata hatchling	Hieremys annandalii

Last Updated 10 Jun 2004

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