Sea turtle allegedly disemboweled for eggs in Vietnam’s Con Dao island

Con Dao National Park on Thursday said it had recently found the body of a green sea turtle washed up on Dat Doc beach, Con Dao Island off the coast of Ba Ria - Vung Tau southern province. Photo: Van VungCon Dao National Park will join functional agencies and local authorities to discuss solutions to dismantling this type of crime. Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is on the government's list of endangered precious and rare species prioritized for protection. Over the past time, the authorities in Con Dao had criminally treated many cases of storing, transporting, as well as trading green sea turtles. Years ago, they also discovered a case of catching a green sea turtle and slaughtering it for meat, organs and eggs but it was on land.