The Green Planet in Dubai managed to save another strange breed of animal, the sulkata turtle, where a few days ago, a sulkata tortoise was found on the streets of the Emirates, which surprised the pedestrians, and prompted them to communicate quickly with the team The specialist in The Green Planet.
The 31-kilogram Soulkata or (Sudanese) turtle, whose age has not yet been determined, reached the dome covered in City Walk in good condition, but initial tests indicated a calcium deficiency, and it is still undergoing other medical tests.
And because the solkata turtle is not one of the animals that settle in the UAE, as some of its species are not suitable for the hot desert environment, the biologists at The Green Planet were keen to provide an appropriate diet for them, which contains all the necessary vitamins and minerals, in addition to care Veterinarian until you regain full health.
Although this type of turtle does not belong to the animals of Australia, the visitor will find this new individual in the family "The Green Planet" with cucopara in the Australian wilderness on the basement, where the environment is best suited to it.
A statement of the tropical forest in Dubai «The Green Planet» said that «this rescue incident is another example of the problem of acquisition, then discarding unwanted pets in the region, as many turtles are bought as pets and left for lack of desire or ability to care for them, so they are launched in The desert struggles to live in a difficult environment. ”
Hundreds of unwanted pets are abandoned every month and left homeless across the region. Concurrently with the holiday period, The Green Planet emphasizes the importance of spreading awareness about this issue and ensuring that society understands the level of care needed for animals, especially rare species such as solkata.
The "The Green Planet" team urged the guests to visit the turtle in "The Green Planet" to see the efforts made to care for animals, including rescuing the "lone" laurels and "hope" animals, who were smuggled into the country illegally, and then rescued at a time Earlier this year, they could live stable in their new home in The Green Planet. The "Green Planet" is an environmental dome that evokes the world of tropical forests in the presence of more than 3000 species of plants and animals, in addition to the largest indoor artificial tree in the world that embraces living organisms.
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