Hoan Kiem turtle to be preserved by modern technology
“Hanoi has decided to apply the plastination technique to preserve the Hoan Kiem turtle,” revealed Dr. Ha Dinh Duc, the most well-known expert about the legendary turtle in Vietnam. Duc said this modern method will keep the animals preserved for a long time. Accordingly, water and fat in the cells will be sucked out before experts inject a specialized plastic into the turtle body. When the plastic is absorbed through cells, it will help keep the structure. Click the link to find out more…
A juvenille Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback turtle) is rescued from FADs, turtle centers and beaches are readying for the season, all in the Conservation section. 1,220 Carettochelys insculpta (Pig nosed turtle) and a Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise) is reunited with its owner, in the Crime & Punishment section.
Turtle News From Around the World
Trapped turtle: Rangers rescue entangled leatherback on Seychelles’ Aride island
Rescued sea turtle recuperating in Davao nature park
Taking care of turtles
North Topsail Beach works to get shores ready for sea turtle nesting season
Oman’s turtle reserve readies for nesting time rush
Turtle center gearing up for opening
Turtle volunteers first meeting of the year is April 7
Crime & Punishment
Authorities Thwart 1,220 Pig-nosed Turtles Smuggling Attempt
Happy ending as stolen tortoise set to be reunited with owner
Who’s Who…
Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750 – 1822). A German classicist and naturalist. Notable works, Zweyter Beytrag zur Naturgeschichte der Schildkröten, 1789; Erster Beytrag zur Naturgeschichte der Schildkröten, 1787. Described amongst others Clemmys guttata and Chrysemys picta.
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