148 Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle Hatchlings Released Into Natural Habitat

By Phal Sophanith

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), in collaboration with the Fisheries Administration (FiA) at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, have recently released 148 Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle hatchlings, aged between one and three weeks into the Mekong River stretching along Sambour district of Kratie province. WCS’ conservation of Critically Endangered Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle is funded by the European Union (EU)- Partners against Wildlife Crime, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropy (MACP), USAID- Greening Prey Lang, and Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA). Read the article about this project HERE