Rare turtle species conserved
Seven species of turtles have been discovered at Xuan Lien Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa as a result of the 2020-2023 project on conserving, rescuing and raising turtles at the facility.
A box turtle at Xuan Lien Nature Reserve (Photo: VNA)Specially, forest rangers detected four box turtles (Cuora galbinifrons), two big-headed turtles (Platysternon megacephalum), two impressed tortoises (Manouria impressa), one black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda spengleri), one four-eyed turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata), one keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii), and softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis).
These species have been listed in the Vietnam Red Book and need to be conserved.
A turtle species at Xuan Lien Nature Reserve (Photo: VNA)It has also handed leaflets to local people and schools, and organised training courses to raise public awareness of conserving turtle species./.
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