Khanh Hoa receives rare black-headed turtle handed over by local people

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung discovered an endangered black turtle, in danger of extinction, and handed it over for protection and release into the natural environment.

On November 18, Phuoc Hau Commune Police, Khanh Hoa Province, said they had received a 5 kg black-headed turtle handed over by Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung (56 years old, residing in Ninh Quy 3 village, Phuoc Hau Commune). Photo: Phuoc Hau Commune Police.

Earlier, at around 5 p.m. the same day (November 18), Mr. Hung went to visit his field near the bank of Cai Phan Rang River in Ninh Quy 3 village and discovered a turtle crawling. Photo: Phuoc Hau Commune Police.

Realizing that this was a rare and endangered wild animal, he brought it to Phuoc Hau Commune Police to hand it over and release it back into the wild. Photo: Bernard DUPONT.

Phuoc Hau Commune Police received and coordinated with the Ninh Phuoc - Thuan Nam Regional Forest Protection Department to identify the wild animal as a black swamp turtle, also known as a black-headed turtle or black turtle. Photo: Ganjar Cahyadi.

Authorities are carrying out the procedure of receiving and handling the rare black-headed turtle according to regulations. Photo: Andrew Pierce.

The black-headed turtle, scientifically named Siebenrockiella crassicollis, belongs to group IIB and is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as an endangered species that needs to be preserved and managed. Photo: earthpedia.earth.com.

A freshwater reptile native to Southeast Asia, when fully grown, each individual black turtle is about 17 - 20 cm tall and can weigh up to more than 5 kg. Photo: Bernard DUPONT, used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original.

Readers are invited to watch the video : Discovering many new species in the Mekong River Region. Source: THĐT1.

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