A slow crawl but endangered turtles finally coming home to Malaysia

Jasmine, a critically endangered Malaysian giant turtle, was found at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in 2019. PHOTO: ACRES

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Three critically endangered turtles rescued in Singapore finally made their way home to Malaysia on Tuesday.

They were part of the efforts by the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) to rescue, rehabilitate and repatriate wild animals nabbed by illegal traders for their meat or sold as pets.