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Shi, H.-T. S., Parham, J. F., Buley, K. R., Lau, M., O’Connell, D., & Fong, J. J. , An action plan for turtle conservation in china and a brief introduction on our conservation and research efforts of turtles in china. Unpublished paper presented at 6th World Congress of Herpetology. 
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Resource type: Conference Paper
BibTeX citation key: Shi2008a
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Categories: General
Keywords: Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südostasien = South East Asia
Creators: Buley, Fong, Lau, O’Connell, Parham, Shi
Collection: 6th World Congress of Herpetology
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Abstract     
China has a rich turtle fauna with approximately 35 native species. However, turtles have been exploited in China as food and for Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years. This exploitation has become unsustainable. There is a lack of distributional, taxonomic, and ecological data. Basic ecological data are available for only 10% of Chinese species. All native turtle species are endangered, but less than 25% are listed as ‘State Major Protected Wildlife". Today, most turtles in Chinese markets are imported. The Chinese turtle trade is impacting other populations. Effective legislation and enforcement for trade control is difficult due to insufficient survey data and the lack of a practical identification manual. The captive breeding turtles in China has been growing rapidly with a potentially negative impact on turtle conservation. Conservation education is seriously inadequate, as most Chinese people are unaware of the critical status of turtles. As a result, turtle conservation is given a very low priority. Consequently there is a desperate need for an integrated and specifically targeted approach to turtle conservation in China. Our Action Plan incorporates eight areas. 1. Capacity building will develop and support the Chinese scientific community and encourage programs for research, training and collaboration. 2. Research plans will be formulated, and a network of turtle researchers will be developed while encouraging young scientists to become involved. 3. Trade monitoring will involve documenting the extent of the turtle trade and the adoption of relevant measures to enhance enforcement and monitor changes in the trade. The development of a practical identification manual for Chinese officials and biologists is essential. 4. Legislation efforts will include the lobbying of relevant government officials. Existing laws need to be modified and new regulations must be proposed to minimize current conflicts among different laws. 5. Captive breeding efforts will be investigated to understand their influence on wild populations, enhance effective management and provide guidance. 6. Rescue centers, 2-3 in South China, will be established. 7. It is essential to establish 3-5 nature reserves in areas of high turtle diversity in southern China. 8. Education: we will design an education plan including a set of effective education materials and initiate an extensive education campaign across a wide sector of the public and wildlife and government officials. Our efforts in this action plan will be reviewed.
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