Brazil's Podocnemis expansa Conservation Program: Retrospective and Future Directions

Between 1975 and 2004 the giant South American river turtle (Podocnemis expansa) as well as Podocnemis unifilis and Podocnemis sextuberculata had part of their nesting beaches protected. This resulted in the release of approximately 46 million hatchlings and the apparent recovery of these species in...

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Published inChelonian conservation and biology Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 124 - 128
Main Authors Cantarelli, Vitor Hugo, Malvasio, Adriana, Verdade, Luciano M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 The Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Inc 01.07.2014
Allen Press Inc
Subjects
beaches
Brazil
Endangered & extinct species
harvesting
Natural resources
Nesting
Notes and Field Reports
Podocnemis
Podocnemis expansa
Podocnemis sextuberculata
Podocnemis unifilis
Ranches
ranching
Rivers
turtles
Wildlife conservation
wildlife management
Brazil
ASW, Brazil
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Summary:Between 1975 and 2004 the giant South American river turtle (Podocnemis expansa) as well as Podocnemis unifilis and Podocnemis sextuberculata had part of their nesting beaches protected. This resulted in the release of approximately 46 million hatchlings and the apparent recovery of these species in some areas; however, this ranching program faces operational and bureaucratic difficulties. In addition, harvesting wild populations is banned by Brazilian law, thereby excluding local villagers from using this natural resource.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.2744%2FCCB-0926.1
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ISSN:1071-8443
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DOI:10.2744/CCB-0926.1