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Protected on paper, hunted in wetlands: exploitation and trade of freshwater turtles (Melanochelys trijuga coronata and Lissemys [1]

Soft shell turtles are among the most threatened groups of freshwater animals that are in need of urgent conservation attention. In Kerala (South India), two species of freshwater turtles, the Indian black turtle or Indian pond terrapin, Melanochelys trijuga coronata (Schweigger, 1812) and the Indian Flap-shelled turtle Lissemys punctata punctata (Lac

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
K. Krishnakumar [2], Rajeev Raghavan and Benno Pereira [3]
Tropical Conservation Science [4]
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Tags:
Wetlands [5], Vembanad [6], Endangered Species [7], Wildlife [8], Turtles [9], Hunting [10], Wildlife Trade [11], Illegal Trade [12], Kerala [13]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/protected-paper-hunted-wetlands-exploitation-and-trade-freshwater-turtles
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-krishnakumar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rajeev-raghavan-and-benno-pereira
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/tropical-conservation-science
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vembanad
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turtles
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hunting
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trade
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala