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In Cambodia, giant turtles come back from the brink
a town in northern Cambodia, got a visit from local fishermen who had caught a live turtle in the Mekong River and were hoping to make a sale. The owner sometimes bought turtles, serving them to ...
Fox News7y
Nest of endangered giant softshell turtle found in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Conservationists have found a nest of the endangered Asian giant softshell turtle on a Mekong River sandbar in northeastern Cambodia, while 115 new species of various ...
New York Post7y
Nest of endangered giant softshell turtle spotted in one of the few breeding grounds left
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Conservationists have found a nest of the endangered Asian giant softshell turtle on a Mekong River sandbar in northeastern Cambodia, while 115 new species of various ...
Science Daily18y
Rare Soft-Shell Turtle, Nesting Ground Found In Cambodia
Rare Soft-Shell Turtle, Nesting Ground Found In Cambodia. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 10, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2007 / 05 / 070517074755.htm ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser14y
Center opens to protect rare turtle in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia >> An extremely rare soft-shell turtle species has a new, protected home in Cambodia. The critically endangered Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle is one of the rarest ...
Mongabay1y
Cambodia sea turtle nests spark hope amid coastal development & species decline
Conservationists in Cambodia have found nine sea turtle nests on a remote island off the country’s southwest coast, sparking hopes for the critically endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys ...
Phys.org4y
Cambodia's Royal Turtle lays eggs in captivity for first time
An endangered turtle bred in captivity laid eggs for the first time in Cambodia, conservationists said this week, in a massive win for animal protection in the kingdom. The animal was among five ...
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Cambodian Royal Turtle nearly extinct _ less than 10 in wild
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Conservationists say Cambodia's Royal Turtle is nearly extinct, with fewer than 10 left in the wild, because increased sand dredging and illegal clearance of flooded ...
Seattle Times13y
Rare, once-royal turtle to be tracked in Cambodia
BANGKOK — One of the world’s most endangered turtles has been released into ... waddled into the Sre Ambel river in southwestern Cambodia this past week to the cheers of local residents ...
New York Daily News7y
Nest of endangered giant softshell turtle found in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Conservationists have found a nest of the endangered Asian giant softshell turtle on a Mekong River sandbar in northeastern Cambodia, while 115 new species of various ...
International Business Times4y
Cambodia's Royal Turtle Lays Eggs In Captivity For First Time
An endangered turtle bred in captivity laid eggs for the first time in Cambodia, conservationists said this week, in a massive win for animal protection in the kingdom. The animal was among five ...