A mother turtle weighing nearly 100kg came from Malaysia to Con Dao to lay eggs

A green turtle (green turtle) weighing nearly 100 kg with a Malaysian tag came to Bay Canh island, Con Dao to lay 108 eggs .

The turtle crawled onto the sandy beach of Bay Canh island, dug a nest to lay eggs , late on April 22. Con Dao National Park rangers while assisting the turtle in discovering a Malaysian tracking tag. Con Dao is about 550 km from the nearest Malaysian city, Kuala Terengganu.

Tag on wallet. (Photo: Con Dao National Park).

According to a Con Dao National Park official, this turtle weighs 90-100 kg and is about 40 years old. The card it was wearing had the country intact, but other symbols were blurred so it was impossible to read all the information. 6 years ago, a mother turtle wearing an Indonesian tag came to Con Dao to give birth.

Last year, the beaches in Con Dao welcomed more than 2,700 mother turtles to lay eggs.

Green turtles, commonly known as green turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) , are one of seven species of sea turtles that still appear and breed in Con Dao. Con Dao district is the main breeding ground for 90% of turtles in Vietnam. From 2018 to 2023, more than 145,000 baby turtles will be hatched here. They were given tracking tags by Con Dao National Park before being released into the sea.

The turtle's egg nest has just been laid. (Photo: Con Dao National Park).

Of the 7 recorded species of sea turtles, they include: green turtle - Chelonia mydas ; caretta caretta (big-headed turtle - caretta caretta ); flat-shelled turtle ( Natator depressus ); hawksbill turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata ); leatherback turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea ), pineapple tortoise (Lepidochelys olivacea ); and Kemp's ridley turtle ( Lepidochelys kemp i). All seven species are listed in CITES Appendix I, and all species (except the flat-shelled turtle) are listed in Appendixes I and II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (CMS).