• Collection of adults and eggs for consumption
• Incidental capture in fishing gear
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
Conservation Efforts:
• Exploratory visual, drone, and camera trap surveys and eDNA analysis
• Capture and release for DNA confirmation
• Population monitoring
• Community outreach and engagement