Gia Lai: People hand over a turtle listed in the Red Book to the Forest Rangers

(GLO)- Dak Doa - Pleiku Forest Protection Department has just received a golden mountain tortoise (a species listed in the Red Book) from a resident in Dien Hong ward, Gia Lai province.

Earlier, on the morning of July 15, Mr. Nguyen Thai Hong Phong (residing at 51 Nguyen Duong, Dien Hong ward) was exercising in front of the gate when he saw a turtle crawling into the house. The turtle had a bumpy shell with black spots on the shell, a light yellow plastron and also black spots.

The turtle that Mr. Phong picked up and handed over to the Forest Rangers. Photo: NVCC

Seeing that the turtle was quite beautiful and had a strange shape compared to normal turtles, Mr. Phong took a photo and searched online. Some information said that this was a golden mountain turtle - a wild animal listed in the Red Book. Therefore, he contacted the Forest Rangers to hand it over.

Through inspection, Dak Doa - Pleiku Forest Protection Department determined: This is a golden mountain turtle with the scientific name Indotestudo elongata, belonging to group IIB of the list of endangered, precious and rare forest plants and animals according to Decree 06/2019/ND-CP amended by Decree 84/2021/ND-CP of the Government.

It is known that Dak Doa - Pleiku Forest Protection Department has transferred the turtle to the Center for Rescue, Conservation and Development of Organisms (Kon Ka Kinh National Park) to conduct a health and physical examination before releasing it back into the wild.

Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/gia-lai-nguoi-dan-ban-giao-ca-the-rua-co-ten-trong-sach-do-cho-luc-luong-kiem-lam-post560764.html