The three turtles will be passed to Malaysian authorities to be released back in the wild. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Three critically endangered turtles rescued in Singapore finally made their way home to Malaysia on Tuesday.
The second turtle, a giant Asian pond turtle, was rescued by Acres in July 2020 from Chatsworth Drive, and named Genie. Found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, the giant Asian pond turtle was also given the “critically endangered” status in 2021. Native to many parts of South-east Asia, the species’ status was uplisted to endangered from vulnerable, on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species in 2021.
The third turtle, a black marsh terrapin named Saleen, was found in an HDB estate in January 2022 and given up to NParks. PHOTO: ACRES
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