71 eggs of rare Royal Turtle laid in captivity in SW Cambodia
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eggs in five clutches were laid on an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong
Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) in southwest Cambodia’s Koh Kong province
last week, a conservationist group said on Tuesday.
The Royal Turtle, also known as Southern River Terrapin, is one of the
world’s 25 most endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises, and it is listed
on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as
Critically Endangered.
five head-started Royal Turtles, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said
in a press statement, adding that this is the first time that Royal Turtles