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Written by asap
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Sunday, 14 January 2007 |
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 She's alive! She's alive!
Thai villagers have caught a female river terrapin turtle that was thought to be extinct in the country, a leading conservation group said Wednesday.
The turtle — known for its egg-shaped shell and upturned snout — was found Jan. 3 in a mangrove canal in Phang Nga  province on the country's Andaman coast, said the World Wide Fund for Nature-Thailand. It was the first time the species was found in Thailand in two decades, the WWF said.
"The discovery of a species that was believed to be extinct in Thailand is considered to be a very important event and it shows that the natural habitat, in which it was found is still rich and should be conserved," said WWF official Songpol Tippayawong.
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Villagers from Klong Tum were out fishing when they spotted the turtle — about 20 inches long and weighing 62 pounds — as it was on its way to nest, the WWF said. They sold it to another villager who then alerted local conservation authorities.
The turtle, which is designated as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union, has been turned over to a district fisheries office and it will raised in captivity, the WWF said. It will eventually be released back into the wild.
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