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50 Critically Endangered turtles rescued from wildlife traffickers
50 Critically Endangered turtles rescued from wildlife traffickers

Endangered species, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Wildlife Police, Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team

50 Critically Endangered turtles rescued from wildlife traffickers

Last month, Cambodia’s Economic Police intercepted a truck illegally transporting wildlife, including 57 water monitors (Varanus salvator) and 50 yellow-headed temple turtles (Heosemys annandalii), which are Critically Endangered. Turtles are some of the most trafficked animals in Southeast Asia, [...]

Knierim2019-08-13T15:40:59-04:00August 13th, 2019|Categories: Endangered species, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Wildlife Police, Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team|Tags: Asian water monitor, critically endangered, Heosemys annandalii, IWT, monitor lizard, Turtle trade, Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team, wildlife trade, WRRT, yellow-headed temple turtle|0 Comments

Asian water monitor release
Asian water monitor release

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Asian water monitor release

Six Asian water monitors were saved and released back into the wild by Wildlife Alliance rangers from the Green Peafowl station (Sre Ambel)

Wildlife Alliance ID2019-08-07T01:13:16-04:00May 20th, 2019|Categories: Cardamom Protection|Tags: Asian water monitor, back to the wild, monitor lizard, monitor lizard release, rainforest, Rangers, river, water monitor release, wildlife release, wildlife release video|0 Comments