Cambodian ministry drafts directive to save Royal Turtles
The Agriculture Ministry’s Fisheries Administration is drafting a directive to turn more sections of the Sre Ambel river system into conservation zones for Royal Turtles following successes reported by the Wildlife Conservation Society and administration monitoring teams in existing zones.
The WCS reported last week that since their release in November, the monitoring teams found that all wild Southern River Terrapins are thriving in the river system.
It said that the monitoring data shows that one turtle has even travelled to another river system nearly 100 kilometres away from the release site and another was captured by a fisherman and handed over to the project. The released turtles are now dispersing over a wider area.
Ouk Vibol, Fisheries Administration Conservation Department director, said last week that sand dredging, logging of riparian forests and illegal fishing are the biggest threats to the turtle’s habitat.
“We need support from all relevant institutions to limit the level of threats along the Sre Ambel river system,” he said. “The Fisheries Administration is now drafting a directive to turn most sections of the Sre Ambel river system into a management zone for the Royal Turtle and Siamese Crocodile.”
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