Title
Notable victories in the fight to save Myanmar's critically endangered turtles
Author(s)
Platt, S.G.;Platt, K.;Soe, M.M.;Ko, W.K.;Myo, K.M.;Lwin, T.;Win, M.M.
Published
2015
Publisher
Turtle Survival
Abstract
The Turtle Survival Alliance and Wildlife Conservation Society (TSA/WCS) Team scored several significant victories this year in the fight to save the critically endangered turtles of Myanmar. As in past years, we continued to focus on those species endemic, or nearly so, to Myanmar, namely the Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota), Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata), Arakan Forest Turtle (Heosemys depressa), and the Burmese Peacock Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia formosa). All of these species have received significant conservation effort and are classified as Endangered or Critically Endangered by the IUCN after being decimated by decades of relentless over-harvesting to supply food, medicine, and pet markets just across Myanmar’s northern border, in China.

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