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Amazon turtles imperilled by dams, mercury pollution and illegal trade [1]

The Brazilian Amazon is home to 17 turtle species, all of which are under pressure from overexploitation, the illegal wildlife trade, widespread hydropower dam construction, and mercury contaminati

Publication Date: 
13/07/2016
Mongabay [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Turtles [4], Amazon [5], Brazil [6], Dams [7], Mercury [8], Illegal Trade [9], Poaching [10], Climate Change [11], Agriculture [12]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/mongabay
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turtles
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amazon
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mercury
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture