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Discovering threatened freshwater turtles by an innovative floating camera trap system : innovative floating camera-trap systems, rarely used for aquatic species, were deployed in a lake in northern Vietnam to detect Rafetus swinhoei, a critically endangered species and elusive species. Over 420 trap-days, 33,846 images were captured, including one showing a large specimen likely R. swinhoei, confirming its probable presence. The system also recorded other freshwater reptiles, demonstrating its effectiveness for biodiversity monitoring. Lightweight, cost-effective, and easily replicable, this tool provides a non-invasive and scalable method for monitoring freshwater ecosystems and rare species.

By Olivier Le Duc, Charlotte Ducotterd, Cédric Bordes, Thong Van Pham, Benjamin Leprince, An Thanh Le, Vinh Quang Luu, Bao Quang Tran and Luca Luiselli

A threat analysis for the world’s most threatened turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) : we assessed threats to the critically endangered Rafetus swinhoei along Vietnam’s Black and Red rivers. Experts identified two major direct threats: habitat loss at nesting sites and land conversion. Demographic, economic and management-related factors were found to drive these pressures. Preliminary data from China highlight harvesting and water pollution as key threats. This analysis helps define priorities for conservation action.

By Luca Luiselli, Olivier Le Duc, Thong Pham Van, Thuan Nguyen Xuan, Phong Bui Dang, Gerald Kuchling, Benjamin Leprince, Hai-Tao Shi, Lonnie McCaskill, Pietro Giovacchini, Letizia Marsili, Andrew D. Walde and Corrado Battisti

Previously unrecorded invasive species and the unsatisfying knowledge of turtle communities in Northern Vietnam : a detailed questionnaire survey conducted with 112 individuals from fishing communities in northern Vietnam was used to investigate the current status of Southeast Asian turtles. This study provides new information on previously unrecorded invasive species and highlights the lack of knowledge about turtle communities in Vietnam.
By Charlotte Ducotterd, Olivier Le Duc, Thong Van Pham, Benjamin Leprince, Cedric Bordes, Thinh Ly Nghiem, Phuong Ho Thu, An Thanh Le, Bao Quang Tran, Vinh Quang Luu and Luca Luiselli

The “empty forest syndrome” and the herpetofaunal communities in Laos (south-eastern Asia) : In this study, we present the results of surveys conducted in two distinct regions of Laos through a suite of different field methodologies.
By Tomas Zuklin, Nathanael Maury, Saly Sitthivong, Thong Van Pham, Olivier Le Duc, Cedric Bordes, Benjamin Leprince, Charlotte Ducotterd, Lo Van Oanh, Phimphasone Vilay, Vinh Quang Luu and Luca Luiselli

Farming characteristics and the ecology of Palea steindachneri (trionychidae) in Vietnam : Here we study, through structured questionnaires with 73 owners of turtle farms, the social and economic contexts of the business activity of breeding turtles in farms for food market. We also collected ecological data for the most intensely bred species, the Wattle-necked softshell turtle, Palea steindachneri. By Olivier Le Duc, Thong Pham Van, Benjamin Leprince, Cedric Bordes, Vinh Luu Quang, Oanh Lo Van, Anh Nguyen Thi Tam, Linh Luong Thi Khanh, Son Pham Ngoc, Luca Luiselli

A field investigation from 2014-2018 on the Cuora individuals traded by high-level traders in six provinces of Vietnam and the estimated numbers of traded individuals determined through interviews with traders. – Thong Pham Van, Benjamin Leprince, Hong Luong Xuan, Quyen Nguyen Thu, Olivier Le Duc, Cedric Bordes, Manh Vuong Tien & Luca Luiselli

This publication in german written by Benjamin LEPRINCE (president of Turtle Sanctuary) details his breeding experience of Platysternum megacephalum.