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The trade in freshwater turtles from Bangladesh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2009

Indraneil Das
Indraneil Das
Affiliation:
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Vadanemmeli, Perur Post, Mahabalipuram Road, Madras 603 104, India.
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Abstract

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There are at least 25 species of turtles and tortoises in Bangladesh, with freshwater turtles being particularly abundant. Although these turtles form part of the diet for only a minority of people in the country, they are being exported in increasingly large numbers and this trade could now be threatening this valuable resource.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , July 1990 , pp. 163 - 166
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1990

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