ACRES repatriates turtles and tortoises back to Malaysia
The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) sent six rescued reptiles back to Malaysia on Monday (April 16), the first time that it has done a mass repatriation.
It is part of Acres’ efforts to rescue, rehabilitate and repatriate wild animals nabbed by illegal traders for their meat or to be sold as pets.
Monday’s batch consisted of four giant Asian turtles, categorised as a vulnerable species, and two elongated tortoises, deemed an endangered species.
The first reptile to be successfully released back to the wild was Rahayu, a Malaysian giant turtle, in February last year.
Acres’ deputy chief executive Kalai Vanan lamented that reptiles are preyed on by illegal traders on a large scale.
“For now, we are focusing on the repatriation of reptiles,” he told The Straits Times.
Most of the six reptiles were found wandering in open spaces such as roads before they were rescued.
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