News from the police of Mo Duc district, Quang Ngai province said the agency has just cooperated with Mo Duc Forest Protection Department to conduct administrative checks and discovered at Mrs. Huynh Thi Dong's house (57 years old, residing in Duc Lan commune) to hide 19 fringing mountain turtles, each weighing 2-3kg.
Edge mountain turtles are rare and precious turtles, located in the red book of Vietnamese animals.
Edge mountain turtles . (Internet photo)
The mountain-clad turtle has the scientific name Manouria impressa, which is a native species of Vietnam, living on land in grooves and valleys in some high mountains of Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Nghe An and Ha provinces. Tinh, Gia Lai, Kom Tum and Lam Dong. The characteristic of this turtle is that when released into the water, they will find all possible ways to get to the shore. In artificial conditions, on average, they only live for a few months due to the complicated farming process.
Dong admitted that the turtles were bought by many people who specialized in collecting animals with prices ranging from 200,000 to 300,000 VND / kg. These 19 turtles are waiting to be " exited " to the other side of the Chinese border, captured and confiscated by functional forces.
At Mo Duc District Police and Forest Protection Department, the procedures for handing over to Quang Ngai Provincial Forest Protection Department have been carried out to process and return the turtles to natural forests.