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Turtles In Trouble

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The plight of the planet's tortoises and turtles -- creatures that have roamed the Earth for 220 million years -- has never been greater, according to the newly released report "Turtles in Trouble: Top 25+ Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles ."  It shows the world's 25 most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles will become extinct in the next few decades without concerted conservation efforts.

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Terms:Annam Leaf Turtle (Mauremys annamensis), Arakan Forest Turtle (Heosemys depressa), Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans), Burmese Roof Turtle (Batagur trivittata), Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota), Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys cantori), Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii), Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), Flat-tail Tortoise (Pyxis planicauda), Flowerback Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons), Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra indica), Indian Red-Crowned Roof Turtle (Batagur kachuga), Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora bouretti), McCord's Box Turtle (Cuora mccordi), Mountain Tortoise (Manouria emys), Myanmar Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra vandijki), Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska), Painted Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis), Peacock Softshell Turtles (Nilssonia formosa), Philippine Forest Turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis), Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora), Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), Roti Island Snakeneck Turtle (Chelodina mccordi), Southeast Asian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra chitra), Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides), Sulawesi Forest Turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi), Three-striped Box Turtle (Cuora trifasciata), Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), Yellow-headed Box Turtle (Cuora aurocapitata)
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Reintroduction preparations for captive bred Vietnamese Pond Turtles

The Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (CMZ) has worked since 1998 to promote tortoise and freshwater turtle (TFT) conservation through awareness, training and research activities.  The Mauremys annamensis Project (MAP) has focused on this critically endangered and endemic species in central Vietnam with a permanent field presence since 2007.  MAP activities have included surveys, community meetings and wildlife protection department training in key areas.  With the threats to this species now fully realised, it received full protection in 2006 under Vietnam’s principal wildlife protection law, Decree 32.

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Terms:Annam Leaf Turtle (Mauremys annamensis), Giant Asian Pond Turtle (Heosemys grandis), Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora bouretti), Malayan Snail-eating Turtle (Malayemys subtrijuga), Vietnam, Yellow Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata)
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European Turtle Breeding Report 2008/2009

In recent years, the interest among European zoos and privates regarding breeding Asian turtles, with an emphasis on species of the genus Cuora, has been increasing (see also the TSA Newsletter 2008). This is due to the conservation status of a number of species (classified into the highest IUCN threat categories) and thus also the difficulty or impossibility of obtaining specimens.

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Terms:Annam Leaf Turtle (Mauremys annamensis), Arakan Forest Turtle (Heosemys depressa), Chinese Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata), Flowerback Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons), McCord's Box Turtle (Cuora mccordi), Red-necked Pond Turtle (Chinemys nigricans), Sulawesi Forest Turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi), Three-striped Box Turtle (Cuora trifasciata), TSA Europe, Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle (Cuora cyclornata), Yellow-headed Box Turtle (Cuora aurocapitata)
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