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30 rare Royal Turtles hatch in captivity in Cambodia-

PHNOM PENH, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Thirty nearly extinct Royal Turtle babies hatched in an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) in southwest Cambodia's Koh Kong province last week, a conservationist group said on Friday.

On a late November day in the Kampong Seila district of Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, 51 critically endangered freshwater turtles swam into the warm waters of the Sre Ambel River, returning to the wild. The muddy water filled with dark, sleek shells and then, within moments, they slid into the current and disappeared. The reintroduction […]

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Cambodia's Royal Turtle Lays Eggs In Captivity For First Time 03/03/21 AT 1:44 AM An endangered turtle bred in captivity laid eggs for the first time in Cambodia, conservationists said this week, in a massive win for animal protection in the kingdom. The animal was among five Royal Turtles -- once feared extinct in the country -- that laid more than 70 eggs. Conservationists weigh the Royal Turtle eggs Photo: Wildlife Conservation Society / Handout Cambodia is home to several populations of endangered turtles, whose numbers have dwindled due to demand for them in Vietnam and China as deli...