Rare giant river turtle, thought to be extinct in Vietnam, has been discovered in a Ho Chi Minh City theme park, VietNamNet newswire reported Tuesday.

 

River Terrapin (Batagur baska), listed in the “critically endangered” International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, has been found in the Suoi Tien Park, the newswire said.

 

The turtle was found by Nguyen Vu Khoi, director of the HCMC-based Wildlife At Risk, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting biodiversity by combating illegal wildlife trade and promoting conservation of endangered species and their habitats.