Rangers win praise for ‘heavy tortoise mission’ in forest

Bangkok Post - Oct 31, 2026

Wildlife rangers at Si Phang Nga National Park have won public praise for taking turns carrying a 20-kilogramme Asian forest tortoise back into the forest after it wandered towards a nearby community.

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