On November 27, Binh Hai Border Control Station, Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province informed that at around 9:00 a.m. on November 27, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao (born in 1990) and Ms. Nguyen Thi Tau (born in 1993), both residing in Phuoc Thien Village, Binh Hai Commune, went to catch snails in the local sea and discovered a turtle stranded near the shore. Finding it strange, the two people determined that it might be a rare turtle species, so they scooped it up and brought it to Binh Hai Border Control Station to hand it over. The turtle weighed about 2kg. Immediately after receiving it, the People's Committee of Binh Hai Commune coordinated with Binh Hai Border Control Station to release the sea turtle back into the marine environment.
Previously, on November 14 and November 26, the Management Board of Ly Son Marine Protected Area (Quang Ngai) coordinated with local authorities and fishermen to release two precious hawksbill turtles handed over by local people back into the natural environment in Ly Son Marine Protected Area, Quang Ngai Province. The turtles and hawksbill turtles discovered by local people were mostly stranded, stuck in crevices of rocks or caught in nets. They were rescued, had their health checked by experts and were released safely back into the sea.
Hawksbill turtles, sea turtles of the green sea turtle family, are an endangered and rare species listed in the Vietnam Red Book and are classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), prohibiting hunting and trading.
Recently, people along the coast of Quang Ngai province discovered many sea turtles and soft-shelled turtles and reported them to authorities to carry out procedures to release them back into their natural habitat.
