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Captive Royal turtles lay 54 eggs at Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center

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Captive Royal turtles lay 54 eggs at Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center
(January 19, 2023) Koh Kong - Over the last few days of January 2023, the WCS Turtle Conservation Team collected 54 Royal Turtle eggs from four clutches deposited on an artificial sand bank beside a breeding pond at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC). The eggs were laid on the night of January 16 and 18, according to images obtained from a camera trap installed on the sand bank. This is the third consecutive year that Royal Turtles have laid eggs in captivity in Cambodia. The team expects to ...

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