- Collection of adults and eggs for consumption
- Incidental capture in fishing gear
Conservation Efforts:
- Exploratory visual, drone, and camera trap surveys and eDNA analysis
- Capture and release for DNA confirmation
- Population monitoring
- Community outreach and engagement
- Protected in China and Vietnam
- CITES Appendix II
Wild Population:
- Declining
- Functionally extinct in the wild
- Population decline greater than 99%
- No confirmed individuals in the wild
- Strong evidence to suggest multiple individuals in Vietnam
Endangered Status:
Critically Endangered
Fast Facts
-Four living specimens: two in separate lakes in the northern part of Vietnam (Red River drainage) and two in China where the only confirmed female from Changsha Zoo
