Tag: big-headed turtle
Rare big-headed turtle released back to nature in Quang Ngai
A rare big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) was released back to the wild at the Ton Dung Reservoir protection forest in Ba To commune, the central province of Quang Ngai, on September 30.
Two arrested for smuggling endangered species
VOV.VN - Police operating in Nghi Son commune in the northern province of Thanh Hoa have detained two Vietnamese people for the crime of illegal transporting endangered, precious, and rare animals in large quantities.
Two jailed for smuggling endangered turtles
The People’s Court of Thang Binh district in the central province of Quang Nam on July 25 sentenced two wildlife traffickers to a total of 13 years in prison for illegal keeping and trading endangered, precious and rare turtles in large quantities.
Endangered turtles, tortoises found in Thanh Hoa nature reserve
Some 15 big-headed turtles and 10 impressed tortoises have been found at the Pu Hu Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa under a two-year project starting in 2020.
