The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department conducted a joint operation with the Hong Kong Police Force on May 17 on a case of suspected illegal possession of endangered species. Thirty-one specimens of turtles suspected of being illegally possessed were seized on a premises. Photo shows a big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum), which is listed on Appendix I to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, seized by the officers.