The Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have made dramatic progress to possibly prevent the extinction of Swinhoe’s softshell turtle ( Rafetus swinhoei ) also known as the Yangtze giant softshell turtle or or Hoan Kiem turtle. The discovery means at least one male and one female are now known to exist. Scientists have released genetic results confirming a female turtle captured in October 2020 in Viet Nam is definitively the near extinct Swinhoe’s softshell turtle ( Rafetus swinhoei ) – also known as the Yangtze giant softshell turtle and Hoan Kiem turtle. Testing confirms female captured in Dong Mo Lake is definitively a Swinhoe’s softshell Not only did they discover and capture the female, but they also spotted a second, larger turtle in the same lake, which they believe is a male.
The second Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle discovered on Dong Mo Lake, Vietnam. Scientists have released genetic results confirming a female turtle captured in October 2020 in Vietnam is definitively the near-extinct Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) – also known as the Hoan Kiem Turtle, raising hopes for the conservation of the world’s rarest turtle. Now, researchers have found another, renewing hope for the species. What was believed to be the last female Swinhoe’s softshell turtle died in 2019, leaving just one known male example at Suzhou Zoo in China. World’s rarest turtle finds new hope in Vietnam After a female Swinhoe’s softshell turtle was discovered in a lake in Vietnam, hope that the world’s most endangered turtle species may recover was rekindled among conservationists in Asia.
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