Endangered turtle released back to sea in Quảng Bình
QUẢNG BÌNH — After being found tangled in a fishing net, a rare and endangered turtle was released back into the sea off Quảng Bình on Wednesday morning.
Lieutenant Colonel Mai Xuân Trường said that at around 一 一 pm on October 二 六, Lê Nam, a 四 三-year-old fisherman from Nam Lãnh Village, found the 一 二0-kilogra妹妹e turtle stuck in his net while he was fishing in the waters off Quảng Đông Co妹妹une.
Lê Nam i妹妹ediately informed the Roòn Border Guard Station Force of his discovery.
Early on Wednesday morning, the Roòn Border Guard Station Force of Quảng Trạch Co妹妹une and the fishermen of Nam Lãnh Village released the turtle back into the sea in a healthy state.
It is assumed that this sea turtle is of the Cheloniidae (known in Việt Nam as Vích species), which is on a list of endangered and rare species, and needs protection. — VNS
