Rescuers save a sea turtle weighing over 60 kg that was caught in a net.

At noon on April 20th, the Tam Giang Tay Border Guard Station (Ca Mau Border Guard Command) announced that the unit had continued to coordinate with the Ngoc Hien Forest Management Unit (Phan Ngoc Hien Commune) and local fishermen to release a sea turtle weighing over 60 kg back into the sea after it was safely discovered and rescued by local people.

• Nine wild animals were released back into U Minh Ha National Park.
• Locals hand over a rare spotted monitor lizard.
• Two rare sea turtles were rescued and released back into the wild.

Specifically, at around 11 PM on April 19th, while checking his fishing nets, Mr. Nguyen Van Nghia (residing in Bao Vi hamlet, Tan An commune) discovered a sea turtle weighing approximately 60 kg caught in his net.

After bringing the animal into temporary care, Mr. Nghia proactively informed the Tam Giang Tay Border Guard Station to coordinate with relevant authorities to release it back into its natural environment.

Fishermen discovered a sea turtle weighing over 60 kg.

Tam Giang Tay Border Guard Station, along with local people and forest rangers, released the sea turtle back into the sea.

Earlier, at around 10 PM on April 17th, while fishing at sea, Mr. Truong Vu Bao (residing in Bao Vi hamlet, Tan An commune) discovered two hawksbill turtles and a green sea turtle caught in his fishing net. After temporarily caring for them, Mr. Bao proactively notified the border guards to coordinate with relevant authorities to release them back into their natural environment.

Hawksbill turtles and green turtles are rare species of sea turtles, listed in the Red Book of Vietnam and the world , facing the risk of extinction and requiring strict protection.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Minh Nhong, Commander of Tam Giang Tay Border Guard Station, urged: When fishermen discover rare species while fishing on rivers and seas, they should promptly report it to the authorities so that they can be released back into the wild; keeping them in captivity or consuming them is a violation of the law.

Quoc Viet - Hoang Ta

Source: https://baocamau.vn/cuu-ho-ca-the-vich-nang-hon-60-kg-bi-mac-luoi-a128044.html