* The Arakan forest turtle is discovered in dense bamboo forest in Myanmar * Species previously known only by museum and captive specimens Known only by museum specimens and a few captive individuals, one of the world?s rarest turtle species – the Arakan forest turtle – has been observed for the first time in the wild by scientists according to a new report by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The WCS team discovered five of the critically endangered turtles in a wildlife sanctuary in Myanmar (Burma) in Southeast Asia. The sanctuary, originally established to protect elephants, contains thick stands of impenetrable bamboo forests and is rarely visited by people according to the report.