Browsing by Scientific Name "Siebenrockiella leytensis"
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4,200 turtles seized in warehouse
June 21, 2015 , on page A12)Authorities in Palawan confiscated on Thursday a shipment of 4,200 critically endangered forest turtles that are believed to be destined for the Chinese black market with an estimated value of around P18 million. The ... -
Group sets off alarm over forest turtle trade
September 4, 2020 , on page A4)A wildlife trade monitoring network has sounded the alarm on the massive illicit trading of the Philippine forest turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis), previously thought to be extinct until rediscovered by scientists in ... -
Hope for palawan forest turtle conservation
August 4, 2018 , on page B8)Hope springs for the critically endangered Palawan forest turtle after conservationists successfully hatched a single egg following about 10 years of hard work. An extremely sought-after species in the illegal wildlife ... -
Scientists hatch egg of rare Palawan turtle
July 16, 2018 , on page A6)The critically endangered Palawan forest turtle has successfully hatched under human care, conservationists said on Sunday, raising hopes that its dwindling population can be reversed. Illegal wildlife trade and destruction ...