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Jiangxi: Strange "stones" were found on the highway, which turned out to be national first-class protected animals

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Recently, when the maintenance personnel in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, on the Deshang Expressway, were patrolling the road, they found that an "accidental visitor" who looked like a turtle appeared in front of them, and they quickly invited the local forestry department to dispose of it.

Jiangxi: Strange "stones" were found on the highway, which turned out to be national first-class protected animals

Jiangxi Provincial Transportation Investment Group Jingdezhen Management Center Sanqingshan Maintenance Station Technician: At that time, in the process of patrolling the road, we found a stone-like thing on the road, and then we stopped to clean it up, and when we got off the car to look, we found that it was an animal with a head and feet. To prevent it from being crushed by the vehicle, we took it off the spot.

Jiangxi: Strange "stones" were found on the highway, which turned out to be national first-class protected animals

Conservation personnel used network queries and image comparisons to confirm that this "accidental visitor" was a hawk-billed turtle and belonged to the national level endangered and protected animals. After getting in touch with the forestry department, in the afternoon, the conservators went to the nature reserve with professionals to prepare for release.

Jiangxi: Strange "stones" were found on the highway, which turned out to be national first-class protected animals

It is understood that in the turtle species, the eagle-billed turtle is also known as the large-headed flat-breasted turtle, the eagle turtle, the reason why it is called the eagle-billed turtle, because the front part of the mouth of this turtle is like the eagle's beak, the upper and lower jaw hooks are very hard, the bite force is also very large, it is said that it can bite off the barbed wire. The claws are also sharper, with a larger head and a longer tail. After catching, this turtle does not shrink into the shell to protect itself like other turtles, but is very fierce and actively attacks.

Jiangxi: Strange "stones" were found on the highway, which turned out to be national first-class protected animals

Forestry department staff: Preliminary judgment, from its age range, it is at least more than ten years old turtle age, and it is a male turtle, its physical condition is relatively good, we intend to put it in Wuyuan Forest Bird National Nature Reserve.

Jiangxi: Strange "stones" were found on the highway, which turned out to be national first-class protected animals

At present, this special guest of the unexpected visit has returned to nature and is enjoying the coolness of the stream.

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