Although turtles are well protected by laws in Brazil, the laws are not enforced in some places and ignored in others. Based on 15 years of work in the Rio Negro Basin, we describe the history of turtle exploitation in this region, comment on their current conservation status, and suggest practical conservation alternatives that are necessary to preserve stable populations.
How to translate text using browser tools
1 July 2011
History of Turtle Exploitation and Management Techniques to Conserve Turtles in the Rio Negro Basin of the Brazilian Amazon
Larissa Schneider,
Camila R. Ferrara,
Richard C. Vogt,
Joanna Burger
ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE
Chelonian Conservation and Biology
Vol. 10 • No. 1
July 2011
Vol. 10 • No. 1
July 2011
AMAZON
Brazil
conservation
exploitation
freshwater turtles
management
Podocnemididae