Release of 4,900 baby Tracaja turtles in river in Amazonian region

Some 4,900 Yellow-spotted river turtles are released in the Igapo-Acu River in Beruri, Amazonas State, Brazil. The baby turtles are released into the wild, promoting environmental preservation in riverside communities in Amazonas. 

The project to protect the yellow-spotted river turtle is led by the research and extension program of the Federal University of Amazonas and has already returned more than 70,000 turtles to the wild in its 10 years of existence. The yellow-spotted river turtle lives in many river basins in northern South America, including the Amazon River and the Orinoco River in Venezuela.