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	IUCN SSC - Species Survival Commission
		It was this incident that prompted his involvement in turtle conservation and led to the establishment of a turtle conservation component to the Cuc Phuong Conservation Project.
		The key to effective turtle conservation is enforcement in the local area, before the turtles have been transported hundreds of miles from their native habitats, and the establishment of a network of local turtle conservationists.
		In addition to his work on the maintenance, breeding and conservation of turtles, which includes several publications, Elmar is also responsible for a broadly planned landscape approach to nature conservation project, with the European tree-frog as a flagship species for the preservation of threatened species in the Westphalian farmed landscape.
	www.iucn.org /themes/ssc/sgs/sgprofiles/tsasg.htm (2309 words)

	Earlham - John Iverson - Grants and Contracts
		A new Chinese eyed turtle of the genus Sacalia (Testudines: Batagurinae).
		A redescription of the Arakan Forest Turtle, Geoemyda depressa (Anderson, 1875).
		Molecular phylogenetics of the sideneck turtles of the subfamily Podocneminae.
	www.earlham.edu /~johni/pub.htm (2014 words)

	TSA Projects
		Despite overwhelming numbers of sick and injured turtles their staff handled the crisis as effectively as could be expected until arrangements could be made to transport them.
		Every turtle that was processed received an individual ID number and three sets of paperwork including biological and veterinary treatment data thus necessitating massive volumes of record keeping.
		All in all, the Hong Kong turtle rescue brought together the turtle community for a unified cause, and a spirit of purpose and unity truly prevailed.
	www.turtlesurvival.org /projects.htm (1067 words)

	Turtles of the World > Species
		The helmeted turtle is semi-aquatic, living in temporary marshes, creeks, and rain holes in the open country of Africa, generally south of the Sahara Desert.
		It is seldom found in heavily forested areas, but is known to occur from the coastal plain to upland savannahs of 3100 m elevation.
		Where population densities are high, several turtles may attack larger prey such as a small aquatic bird in consort, drag it underwater, and tear it apart while alive.
	ip30.eti.uva.nl /bis/turtles.php?menuentry=soorten&id=283 (1512 words)

	How to Help - Adopt a Turtle or Donate to Turtle Conservation
		Adopt a turtle and cover the costs of feeding and caring for your turtle at one of the region's rescue centers.
		Hunting and trade of tortoises and freshwater turtles in Asia has precipitated an unprecedented crisis within the region that immediately threatens the survival of more than a dozen species, while other species remain under intense pressure from exploitation levels that can not possibly be sustained.
		Confiscated turtles must be transported to the TCC where they undergo health screening and treatment before being quarantined for a period of up to three months.
	www.asianturtlenetwork.org /how_to_help/turtle_support.htm (876 words)

	Arakan Forest Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Arakan Forest Turtle (Heosemys depressa) is an extremely rare turtle species which lives only in the Arakan hills of western Myanmar.
		The Arakan Forest Turtle was believed extinct (last seen in 1908), but in 1994 was rediscovered when a few specimens turned up in Asian food markets.
		Like most Asian turtles, it is collected yearly as a food source or for "medical cures." Only a handful of these turtles are in captivity, and their status in the wild, which is dubious at best, is listed as critical.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arakan_Forest_Turtle (175 words)

	Resources on African Forest Turtle academic institutions
		Turtle, Tuatara, Crocodile Checklist--Index:...mud turtle Adanson's terrapin adansoni, Pelusios adansonii, Emys adansonii, Pelusios Afghan tortoise African dwarf mud turtle African forest terrapin African...
		Turtles and crocs:...is restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and...
		HoustonPBS TV Schedule:...place: a pond for the water turtle and the forest for the...
	mongabay.org /conservation/African_Forest_Turtle.htm (812 words)

	I think it's about time for more turtle ID trivia - Turtle Forum
		There are only 2 other turtles currently in the genus Kachuga...so, which do you think it is? And #6 is an Acanthochelys.
		The ironic part of this story is that the turtles were so underappreciated at the time that one f the importers actually GAVE me (yes, as in for FREE) about 6 of these turtles because he could not sell them, even for his own cost ($15.00 or thereabouts).
		The carapace patter is very similar between the two, and one of the diagnostic characters of H. despressa is the dark wedges on the marginals and to some degree the costals.
	www.turtleforum.com /forum/upload/index.php?showtopic=5680 (1289 words)

	Online Burma Library > Main Library > Economy > Investment in Burma/Myanmar > Foreign investment in oil and ...
		Since 1988, the number of infantry battalions based in the Western Command in Arakan and Chin states, the two western states that will be affected by the Shwe gas project, has increased from 3 to 43 battalions.
		Arakan and Chin states are both excluded from the national electricity grid; ninety percent of the population uses candles for light and firewood as their primary source of cooking fuel.
		In order to address the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts of the Shwe gas project and to enable its benefits to be distributed equitably, Burma needs a democratic system of governance in which people can voice their concerns without fearing persecution.
	www.ibiblio.org /obl/show.php?cat=2032 (1818 words)

	Garden State EnviroNet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The non-sustainable harvest of turtles has decimated natural populations near the consumer source in China and has reached deep into the surrounding Southeast Asian regions and is now even beginning to impact turtles in North America, Africa, Europe and elsewhere, according to the TCF.
		Turtles are also affected by human- caused threats such as invasive alien species, chemical and hormonal pollution, gradual global warming, and various illnesses due to introduced pathogens, such as the upper respiratory tract disease affecting North American desert tortoises.
		Citizen foresters are well versed on the role of trees in the reduction of air pollution as well as soil erosion, and can describe the benefits of trees as windbreaks, sound barriers and cooling agents.
	www.gsenet.org /library/11gsn/2003/gs030521.php (7727 words)

	Turtles of the World > Species: Heosemys depressa (Arakan forest turtle)
		Arakan forest turtle, Héosémyde de l'Arakan, Flache Erdschildkröte, Arakan aardschildpad
		The species is known only from the hills in Arakan, Myanmar.
		Redescription of the Arakan forest turtle Geoemyda depressa Anderson 1875 (Testudines: Bataguridae).
	ip30.eti.uva.nl /bis/turtles.php?menuentry=soorten&id=284 (376 words)

	Biodiversity Hotspots - Indo-Burma - Unique and Threated Biodiversity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Although, by the end of the century it was known to persist in only a single location in Thailand, a significant population of the bird has recently been rediscovered in Myanmar, thereby increasing the likelihood that this Critically Endangered species may survive.
		Confined to the wet evergreen forests in the Annamite lowlands of Vietnam and the Lao P.D.R., saola is under threat from severe habitat degradation and conversion, as well as indiscriminate snaring, which may increase with ongoing road construction projects in its habitat.
		An example is the striped narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra, CR), which can grow to more than 120 centimeters in length and is the largest freshwater turtle species in the world.
	www.biodiversityhotspots.org /xp/Hotspots/indo_burma/biodiversity.xml (1321 words)

	what does a turtle eat information -- what does a turtle eat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		was apparently enough for a turtle with a purpose, and he was...
		Turtle Filter Wanted and Have i gonna get a res what size tank is...
		This cute little turtle is actually a night light for...
	www.snapturtle.info /whatdoesaturtleeat (845 words)

	Environment and culture — Shwe Gas Movement [For a Sustainable Future in a Free and Democratic Burma] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Arakan, in Western Burma, site of the Shwe Gas Project, is an ancient kingdom that has an abundant cultural heritage.
		The remaining Mangroves along the Arakan coastline are now further threatened by the infrastructure of the Shwe gas project.
		Already endangered animals such as the Arakan forest turtle (heosemys depressa), among the most endangered turtles in the world, [d] and the Irrawaddy River Dolphin (orcaella brevirostris) now risk extinction, with the development related to Shwe.
	burmait.org /shwe/issues/cultural-and-environmental-destruction (967 words)

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		The Turtle Conservation Fund has listed the 25 most endangered turtles to highlight the survival crisis facing tortoises and freshwater turtles and to unveil a global plan to prevent further extinctions.
		Turtles are increasingly threatened by human exploitation and development-related pressures.
		Turtles are also affected by human-caused threats such as invasive alien species, chemical and hormonal pollution, gradual global warming, and various illnesses due to introduced pathogens, such as the upper respiratory tract disease affecting North American desert tortoises.
	www.waterconserve.info /shared/reader/welcome.aspx?linkID=22615 (821 words)

	John Iverson's Publications
		Preliminary phylogenetic hypotheses of the evolution of kinosternine turtles.
		A new genus of geoemydid turtle from Asia.
		Reproduction in the razorbacked musk turtle, Sternotherus carinatus, in Arkansas.
	www.earlham.edu /~johni/pub.html (1814 words)

	Crisis Glossary
		mauremys mutica This turtle is 20 cm in carapace length and is found in freshwater areas throughout the Japanese and nearby islands
		batagur baska This turtle is often harvested for its eggs.
		The hatchling and young turtles of this species tend to be less aquatic than the adults
	www.aurorabook.com /turtle_crisis/glossary.html (511 words)

	January 06 eZoom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Though the TSA mission is to support chelonian (the group classification of turtles and tortoises) conservation worldwide, many of the concentrated efforts of the organization are focused in Asia, where the commercial food and medicinal trade is decimating chelonian populations.
		Though the TSA was organized in direct response to the Asian Turtle Crisis, it has since evolved to address range country initiatives, with focused activities in India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
		With a reputation for excellent care and husbandry of species that are notoriously difficult to maintain in captivity, the Zoo continues to house and breed a number of these rare animals, including the Forsten’s tortoise, Arakan forest turtle and spiny turtle.
	www.zooatlanta.org /member/jan_06/turtle_survival_alliance.htm (491 words)

	SCB Activities
		On one hand, wildlife and forest resources are being depleted at an alarming rate and on the other hand, all the stakeholders (particularly the majority of people living in rural areas) are not able to participate in planning and management of the resources.
		The methodology is based on established techniques for distinguishing forest from non-forest land cover using multi-spectral data in topographically complex environments.
		This situation is particularly alarming for the turtles, given their high degree of diversity and endemism in the country, and the enormous volume of animals in trade to supply the eastern Asian food markets.
	conbio.net /Activities/Meetings/2002/abstracts/symposia/symptwelve.cfm (1601 words)

	Turtle Site .com - Endangered turtles and tortoises around the world
		Below, you will find a complete list of turtles and tortoises that are now endangered around the world from IUCN.
		TurtleSite.com has obtained a complete listing of endangered turtles and tortoises from the IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Red List.
		After searching their database, the following information has been compiled and provided to you to show which turtles and tortoises around the world are endangered, including critically endangered species.
	www.turtlesite.com /information/endangered.html (104 words)

	Herpetofauna of Myanmar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		A record of the Arakan forest turtle Heosemys depressa (Anderson, 1875) from the southern Arakan Yoma Hills, Myanmar.
		Taylor, E. The turtles and crocodiles of Thailand and adjacent waters with a synoptic herpetological bibliography.
		Conservation status of freshwater turtles in Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary and vicinity, Myanmar.
	www.calacademy.org /research/herpetology/myanmar/bibliography.html (5247 words)

	RAKHING (ARAKAN) YOMA ELEPHANT RANGE , Ecotourism Partner, S.S.T Tourism, ecotour operator in Myanmar, ASEAN, Southeast ...
		This site is located on the Arakan mountain range in south west of the country.
		Vegetation is characterized by tropical moist, mixed deciduous and semi evergreen forest.
		Studying Arakan Forest Turtle (Myanmar endemic Turtle), butterfly watching, plant and orchid surveying, trekking and adventure in the natural forest at the Arakan Mountain Range, and observation of the traditional culture and system of living of local Rakhine tribe are possibilities.
	www.sstmyanmar.com /ecotourism/rakhine_yoma.htm (243 words)

	Chelonian Conservation and Biology, Vol. 4 No. 3 - December 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Nesting and conservation of the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in the Pearl Cays, Nicaragua.
		Preliminary observations on reproductive parameters of the Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) in captivity.
		CHARLES J. Population ecology of musk turtles (Sternotherus odoratus) in a lake in Virginia.
	www.chelonian.org /ccb/titles/V4_3.shtml (709 words)

	June 05 eZoom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The spring baby boom is happening in the World of Reptiles and includes a Malayan spiny turtle and a baker’s dozen of matamata turtles, with their bizarre fringed heads and snorkel-like snouts.
		On April 4, the Zoo Atlanta Herpetology (reptiles and amphibians) department celebrated the hatching of an Arakan forest turtle, Heosemys depressa.
		For nearly 100 years, Arakan turtles were thought to be extinct until several were discovered in the food markets of southern China.
	www.zooatlanta.org /member/june_05/animal_update.htm (583 words)

	Earth Negotiations Bulletin
		Cape Parrot: SOUTH AFRICA withdrew its proposal to transfer its population of Poicephalus robustus from Appendix II to I (Prop.12.19).
		Heosemys Turtles: The EU presented its joint proposal with CHINA to include four species of Heosemys in Appendix II (Arakan forest turtle H.
		Roofed Turtles: INDIA presented its joint proposal with the US to include six species of Kachuga in Appendix II (Prop.12.24).
	www.iisd.ca /vol21/enb2127e.html (1947 words)

	Chelonian Conservation and Biology, Vol. 2 No. 3 - April 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		JOHN K. Response of embryos of the red-eared turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) to experimental exposure to water-saturated substrates.
		JOHN K. Growth, reproduction, and survivorship in the red eared turtle, (Trachemys scripta elegans), in Illinois, with conservation implications.
		Redescription of the Arakan forest turtle Geomyda depressa Anderson 1875 (Testudines: Bataguridae).
	www.chelonian.org /ccb/titles/V2_3.shtml (527 words)

	Endangered Species Encyclopedia Article @ Consequently.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha), due to forest clearance
		Endangered Species and Wetlands Report Independent print and online newsletter covering the ESA, wetlands and regulatory takings.
		Sundarbans Tiger Project Research and Conservation of tigers in the largest remaining mangrove forest in the world.
	www.consequently.net /encyclopedia/Endangered_species (1697 words)

	Turtles of the World > Species: Geoemyda yuwonoi (Sulawesi forest turtle)
		Turtles of the World > Species: Geoemyda yuwonoi (Sulawesi forest turtle)
		Display this taxon in the taxonomic tree of this project.
		A new batagurid turtle from northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
	ip30.eti.uva.nl /bis/turtles.php?menuentry=soorten&id=283 (324 words)

	Arakan Forest Turtle :: Saint Louis Zoo
		Little is known about this rare turtle, which only occurs in the hills of Arakan, Burma.
		Throughout Asia, millions of turtles are being collected yearly for use as food or "medicinal cures".
		Unless we take action now, this turtle and many other species will literally be eaten out of existence.
	www.stlzoo.org /animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/turtlesandtortoises/arakanforestturtle.htm (304 words)

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