Track turtles using a positioning device

A rare and precious freshwater turtle was found surviving in a Cambodian river thanks to a device mounted on a turtle shell.

One of the world's most endangered rare and precious turtles has been discovered in a river in Cambodia. It is thanks to the satellite navigation device mounted on the tortoise shell to track it moving.

Cambodians look at turtles attached to satellites watching over mai. (Photo: AP)

According to AP , the rare freshwater turtle in the Sre Ambel river, south of Cambodia, has a body weight of 34kg and is one of 200 mature turtles surviving in the wild environment.

The Wildlife Conservation Society said the freshwater turtle has been found by a group of people since last year, instead of being sold to illegal wildlife traders.

Highlights, freshwater turtles have a great opportunity to recover, because of the coastal mangrove forests in the largest and most pristine area in Southeast Asia, with an area of ​​up to 45,000 hectares.

Monitoring of satellite species has opened up hope in the future to determine how turtles will inhabit the hunting environment of fishermen as well as sand-threatened areas.

Previously, in 2000, a small number of animals were found in Sre Ambel to be classified as locally endangered in the coming years.

It is known that the turtle conservation project carried out by the Wildlife Conservation Society cooperates with the Cambodian government.