Sword lake turtle will get periodic health check

Hanoi scientists and officials agreed on a periodic health check for Sword Lake Turtle, and renovated mounds to make room for sun drying and examination.

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Yesterday's Conference on the Protection of Lake Sword Turtle, Mr. Le Xuan Rao, Director of Hanoi Department of Science and Technology reported briefly the process of bringing Sword Lake turtle to take care and release turtles to the natural environment. and inform the parameters of Turtle such as size, weight, species.

'Up to 70% of the work of protecting Sword Lake Turtle is completed. In the coming time, the units will continue to dredge Sword Lake, improve the ecological environment, ensure turtle food , 'Mr. Rao said.

At the conference, the scientist assessed that the treatment for the completed turtle was a joint effort of departments, scientists and businesses, especially with the direction of Hanoi city.'This is the first time Vietnam has been working as a tortoise and has succeeded,' said Professor Mai Dinh Yen, vice chairman of Vietnam Ecology Association.

After the Sword Lake is released to the natural environment. House's
science is concerned about the wound on Turtle's body. (Photo: Vu Long)

In the coming time, according to the proposal of scientists, it is necessary to continue monitoring the health of Tortoise.'Before, when I dropped the Turtle, I could not see the Turtle, I thought the Turtle's health was very good. But many new photos taken last month showed the wound on Turtle's body , 'Mr. Yen said and suggested to check the health of the Sword Lake Turtle.

Concurrently, Professor Dang Huy Huynh, chairman of Vietnam Zoology Association, said that experts should plan for examination and treatment for Tortoise tool, check the injuries to see where the recovery is, yes. Need more treatment or not.

In this regard, Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee affirmed : 'Health care for Sword Lake is an important job in the coming time. If conditions permit, experts will re-examine the health of turtles before the Lunar New Year, after that, they will continue regular checkups after a few months. '

However, Professor Huynh said that the re-examination of Tortoise's need to be cautious, we had twice organized a successful arresting ceremony, in which many forces were mobilized.

'With the current technical level, there is no need to put turtles on, but should use cameras, dive people to follow up with the requirement that lake water must be clean. The sea is thousands of meters deep, but divers still dive to see the aquatic animals , 'said Dr Huynh.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Khoi, who has nearly 20 years of raising turtles, added: 'Agencies should renovate Tortoise Tower to put food on the sand, according to the behavior, Turtle will crawl up there, facilitating easy observation and Health check for Turtle '.

Around the search for the favor for Tortoise, experts suggest, it is necessary to search for species of the same species in the Red River Delta, the Northern Delta and the Mekong River. The protection of Dong Mo turtles is also necessary because this individual may be the same species as the Hoan Kiem turtle.