Local Resident Discovers Rare Golden Mountain Tortoise While Farming

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Ha Tinh - The Kỳ Anh District Forest Ranger Department recently collaborated with local authorities and Mr. Nguyễn Văn Dương's family to hand over a rare golden mountain tortoise to Vũ Quang National Park.
 

On August 9, Mr. Nguyễn Văn Dương (born 1982, residing in Trung Thượng Hamlet, Kỳ Tân Commune, Kỳ Anh District) discovered a tortoise weighing 0.4 kg while working on his farm in Đá Bạc, Kỳ Tân Commune.

Recognizing the tortoise as a rare and protected species, Mr. Nguyễn Văn Dương contacted and handed it over to the district's forest rangers.

The golden mountain tortoise, scientifically named Indotestudo elongata, is classified under Group IIB of the list of endangered, precious, and rare forest plants and animals, and is protected by Vietnamese law.