Release เต่าเหลือง Common name : Elongated Tortoise Scientific name : Indotestudo elongata
On the 18th of January 2010, an Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) was brought to GRP by a concerned person, who had found it in the Kathu district. As he knew that we not only rehabilitate animals into the wild but we also release native species back to the forest. The rescuer knew that people eat this particular species, and knew that if found would probably end up being cooked.
The Elongated Tortoise is endangered and this is mainly due to the large supply of it in the Asian food market, it is illegal to be used as a food source but unfortunately it is still recorded as the most common tortoise shipped to the Chinese food trade. The other major cause of its endangered category is the destruction of much of its habitat.
Luckily its habitat, even though such a wide range (India to Borneo), is readily available at Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Park. As an omnivore its diet consists mainly of fruits, leafy greens, worms and slugs. On the 22nd of January 2010, we happily released it into the national forest safely.
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