Experts from Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia are hitting home the message that there is no scientific evidence behind beliefs that consuming wildlife brings benefits to human health or can cure diseases.
First Eggs of Royal Turtle Laid in Captivity in Cambodia
Newswise Koh Kong, Cambodia (1 March 2021) –Seventy-one Royal Turtle eggs in five clutches were laid on an artificial sand bank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) early last week. Images obtained from camera traps confirmed that the eggs were laid by five head-started Royal Turtles. This is the first time that Royal Turtles have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia. Four of the turtles were head-started from wild nests laid in 2006 on the Sre Ambel River, and one was handed over to the KKRCC by people from Koh Kong town in 2017.
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
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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