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First Eggs of Royal Turtle Laid in Captivity in Cambodia Newswise — Koh Kong, Cambodia (1 March 2021) –Seventy-one Royal Turtle eggs in five clutches were laid on an artificial sand bank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) early last week. Images obtained from camera traps confirmed that the eggs were laid by five head-started Royal Turtles. This is the first time that Royal Turtles have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia. Four of the turtles were head-started from wild nests laid in 2006 on the Sre Ambel River, and one was handed over to the KKRCC by people from Koh Kong ...

71 eggs of rare Royal Turtle laid in captivity in SW Cambodia 144 eggs in five clutches were laid on 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 Tuesday. The Royal Turtle, also known as Southern River Terrapin, is one of the world’s 25 most endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises, and it is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as Critically Endangered. five head-started Royal Turtles, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said in...

2021-03-02 09:05:35 GMT2021-03-02 17:05:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English PHNOM PENH, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Seventy-one rare Royal Turtle eggs in five clutches were laid on 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 Tuesday. The Royal Turtle, also known as Southern River Terrapin, is one of the world's 25 most endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises, and it is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as Critically Endangered. Images ob...

2021-01-28 14:36:23 GMT2021-01-28 22:36:23(Beijing Time) Xinhua English PHNOM PENH, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Ten of Cambodia's nearly-extinct Royal Turtles were released on Thursday into their natural habitat in the Sre Ambel River in southwest Preah Sihanouk province, a conservationist group said. The Royal Turtle, also known as Southern River Terrapin, is one of the world's 25 most endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises and it is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as Critically Endangered. The Royal Turtle release is the result of nearly two ...