Cambodia takes measures to save rare Royal Turtle as 30 of the endangered species hatch in captivity in country

A rare Royal Turtle baby in Koh Kong province, Cambodia. Thirty nearly extinct Royal Turtle babies hatched in an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) in southwest Cambodia's Koh Kong province last week, a conservationist group has announced this week. - Xinhua

PHNOM PENH, May 22 (Xinhua): Thirty nearly extinct Royal Turtle babies hatched in an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) in southwest Cambodia's Koh Kong province last week, a conservationist group has announced.

This is the second time that Royal Turtles have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Cambodia said in a press statement.