Releasing rare hawksbill turtle weighing about 6kg into the sea

(QNO) - The Border Guard Station at Ky Ha Port (Nui Thanh) and local people have just released a rare hawksbill turtle into the sea.

Rare hawksbill turtles were mobilized by border guards to be released back into the sea. Photo: LVV

On the afternoon of June 24, Mr. Hoang Ngoc Phong (born in 1962, Sam Linh Tay village, Tam Quang commune, Nui Thanh) saw local people catch a sea turtle weighing about 6kg, with a shell 50cm long, 35cm wide and shiny reddish brown with many patterns.

According to Mr. Phong's experience, this is a rare sea turtle, so he reported it to the Ky Ha Port Border Guard Station. After checking, it was found that this individual was a rare hawksbill turtle, so the border guards mobilized people to release it into the sea. After that, the border guards and people released the hawksbill turtle into Ba Tinh beach (Tam Quang commune).

Hawksbill turtles are a species of sea turtle belonging to the green sea turtle family and are listed in the Red Book. Hawksbill turtles look similar to other sea turtles but have large, beautifully patterned shells. This animal is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and hunting and trade are prohibited.

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