Turtle shelter in Cambodia

Conservationists have opened a shelter in Cambodia for a rare type of endangered soft-shell turtle.

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Wed., June 8, 2011

A Cambodian expert, right, holds a Cantor's soft-shell turtle before they release it at an opening of the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center in Kratie province, 160 kilometers (100 miles) northeast Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Conservationists have opened a shelter in Cambodia for a rare type of endangered soft-shell turtle.

Heng Sinith Associated Press
An expert holds a Cantor's soft-shell turtle during an opening of the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center in Kratie province, 160 kilometers (100 miles) northeast Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Conservationists have opened a shelter in Cambodia for a rare type of endangered soft-shell turtle.

Heng Sinith Associated Press
An expert holds a baby soft-shell turtle during an opening of the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center in Kratie province, 160 kilometers (100 miles) northeast Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Conservationists have opened a shelter in Cambodia for a rare type of endangered soft-shell turtle.

Heng Sinith Associated Press
An expert measures a Cantor's soft-shell turtle during an opening of the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center in Kratie province, 160 kilometers (100 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Conservationists have opened a shelter in Cambodia for a rare type of endangered soft-shell turtle.

Heng Sinith Associated Press
An expert holds a baby soft-shell turtle during an opening of the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center in Kratie province, 160 kilometers (100 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Conservationists have opened the shelter in Cambodia for a rare type of endangered soft-shell turtle.

Heng Sinith Associated Press
An eighteen kilograms Cantor's soft-shell turtle lays on the floor before release at an opening of the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center in Kratie province, 160 kilometers (100 miles) northeast Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Conservationists have opened a shelter in Cambodia for a rare type of endangered soft-shell turtle.

Heng Sinith Associated Press