The animal, weighing approximately 12kg, is currently being cared for before being released back into its natural habitat.

A sea turtle, weighing about 12 kg, which was accidentally caught in the net of a local fishing vessel, has been released back to the sea in the south-central province of Binh Dinh.

A sea turtle has been spotted in Nha Trang Bay, the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, for the first time in years, marking a significant milestone for marine conservation in Vietnam.

The Hon Chong Port Border Guard Station under the Kien Giang Border Guard on April 9 coordinated with Kien Luong district’s Economic and Infrastructure Office in the southern province of Kien Giang to release a sea turtle to nature.

An endangered turtle weighing about 40 kg with a length of 80 cm and a width of 55 cm was caught in the net of fishermen in the central province of Quang Tri on December 14.

A campaign named “Save The Ocean” has been launched recently on Con Dao island in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to raise fund for habitat conservation of sea turtles.

A sea turtle has been spotted in the waters off Co To Con Island in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, marking the first appearance of the reptile here after more than a decade.

Con Dao National Park is the first place in Vietnam to conduct research on and successfully roll out an effective sea turtle protection model, and thus has become an important sea turtle conservation area of Vietnam, region and the world, heard a conference on sea turtle and marine animals taking place on July 26-27.

The Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) has just released a short documentary titled “Sea turtles belong to the ocean”, its 55th media short film, in an effort to increase public’s awareness on the threats to the species, particularly illegal poaching and trafficking.

A sea turtle, weighing more than 100kg, which was accidentally caught in the net of a local fisherman, was released back to the sea in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 4, leaders of the Lang Co Border Post said.

A 100-kg sea turtle, entangled in a fishing net, was rescued by a local fisherman in the waters of Lang Co township, Phuc Loc district of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, and later released to the nature, leaders of the Lang Co Border Post said on March 16.

A 70kg sea turtle that was accidentally caught in the net of a local fisherman was released back to the sea in the central province of Quang Tri on November 29.

In order to conserve sea turtles, Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, has implemented a program of artificial turtle hatching. Nearly 123.000 baby turtles were hatched successfully and released into the sea in the first nine months of the year.

Every night, dozens of mother turtles, measuring one metre in length, go to the sandy beach on Bay Canh islet (Con Dao islands) to lay eggs. Each turtle lays between 80 and 150 eggs, with a hatching rate of over 80%.

A 120-kg sea turtle stuck in a fishing net was released to the sea by border guards at Roon border post in Quang Trach district of the central province of Quang Binh and local fishermen on October 27 morning.

Relevant agencies in Loc Ha district in the north-central province of Ha Tinh released a rare turtle weighing 80kg back into the sea on May 19.

A female sea turtle that was rescued by a fisherman in Thang Binh district has been handed over to rescuers of the Da Nang-based SaSa Marine animals rescue team.

A sea turtle that was rescued and cared for by fisherman after it became trapped in a net, has been released back into the ocean.

A rare sea turtle weighing 30 kilogrammes is being cared by a local in Quynh Luu district in the central province of Nghe An before it is released to the ocean.

The Management Board of the Cham Islands Marine Protected Area has released a rare sea turtle that was accidently caught by a local fisherman back into its natural habitat.