71 eggs of rare Royal Turtle laid in captivity in SW Cambodia
144
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
2021-03-02 09:05:35 GMT2021-03-02 17:05:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
PHNOM PENH, March 2 (Xinhua) Seventy-one rare Royal Turtle 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.
Images obtained from camera traps confirmed that the eggs were laid by 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 have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia.
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Royal turtles are Cambodia’s official national reptile but they remain critically endangered in the wild and captive breeding is considered a must to restore their numbers. WCS Cambodia
Captive royal turtles lay first ever eggs
Tue, 2 March 2021
Five endangered royal turtles raised at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Centre (KKRCC) have now laid 71 eggs – marking the first time this particular species of turtle has ever laid eggs while in captivity at the centre – according to a press release from the Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia (WCS Cambodia).
The royal turtle is the official national reptile of Cambodia.
Leak Ratna, an official from WCS Cambodia, said that in the past two weeks the five turtles had laid 71 eggs on the artificial beach at the KKRCC. He said all of the eggs were laid by the group of royal turtles that the team had brought to raise at the centre 10 years ago.
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