Caught a rare turtle, the village chief asked on social networks and immediately handed it over.

Discovering a turtle crawling into his house, Mr. Le Bang posted on social media for identification and then proactively handed it over to the commune police.

Authorities release rare turtle back into the wild - Photo: QUANG HA

On the morning of October 13, Gio Linh - Con Co Forest Protection Department ( Quang Tri province) announced that it had just coordinated with Ben Hai Commune Police and Cua Viet Port Border Guard Station to release a rare turtle into the wild.

On October 12, Mr. Le Bang (head of Ha Loi Trung village, Ben Hai commune) discovered a turtle crawling into his house. Mr. Bang took a photo and posted it on social media for identification. When he learned that this was a rare turtle species, he proactively brought it to the Ben Hai commune police.

Authorities determined that the turtle weighed about 1kg, was in normal health, and was a golden mountain turtle (Indotestudo elongata) - a rare, precious, endangered forest animal belonging to group IIB, in need of strict protection.

After completing the procedures, the turtle was released back to a safe forest area.

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