Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien- Hue received a rare tortoise, listed as a vulnerable species at the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Bach Ma National Park’s rescue centre staff is releasing the tortoise into nature.

The park’s rescue centre received the tortoise last weekend, from a volunteer of the Hanoi-based Asian Turtle Programme, a regional programme that focuses on research and conservation of tortoises and freshwater turtles.

The tortoise was found wandering into the home of a family in the neighbouring Da Nang City, before the family caught it and gave it to the volunteer of the Asian Turtle Programme.

According to staff at the rescue centre, the tortoise is a healthy male impressed tortoise, which has scientific name of Manouria impressa, weighing 2kg.

The centre’s staff released the reptile into nature at the Bach Ma National Park.

Earlier this year, the centre rescued and released a large number of wild animals back to nature, including three tortoises. 

VNS