Save the turtle!

Nhung Walsh nhungwalsh at gmail.com

Tue Jan 19 11:16:37 PST 2016

Dear VSG,

I feel sadden that it looks like the turtle at Hồ Gươm in Hanoi is reported

dead on Jan 19 at 4.30pm.

http://www.phapluatso.com/cu-rua-ho-guom-da-chet.html

RIP cụ rùa :(

Nhung

Diane Fox dnfox70 at gmail.com

Tue Jan 19 12:43:06 PST 2016

Oh!!! So many stories, so much interest—from scientists and passers-by.

yes, sad — but thank you, Nhung, for letting us know.

Diane

Diane Fox

Independent scholar

John Phan jdp49 at cornell.edu

Tue Jan 19 12:58:03 PST 2016

That is such a tragedy. Only one great swinhoe turtle left in Vietnam, and

two in captivity in China I think. I had the great chance to see ông rùa

surface just a couple years ago. Such a shame.