Share WCS Cambodia and Fishery Administration officials release 100 endangered Cantor’s giant softshell turtles into the Mekong River in Kratie province on May 23. WCS CAMBODIA Turtle hatchlings released into Mekong Mon, 24 May 2021 Marking World Turtle Day on May 23, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS Cambodia) in collaboration with the Fisheries Administration and Kratie provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries have released 100 endangered Cantor’s giant softshell turtles into the Mekong River in Kratie province. WCS country director Ken Serey Rotha told The Post on May 23 that the release at Koh Preus sandy beach in O’Krasaing village in Sambor district’s Boeung Char commune on May 21 marks the success of a joint effort between the government and partner organisations in rehabilitating the endangered species.