Title
Status of Golden-headed Box Turtle(Cuora aurocapitata) And its Conservation
Author(s)
Wang Jia, Zhou Xiang, Xu Yanchun, Liu Guoshi
Published
2007
Abstract
The survival status of golden-headed box turtle, a very rare and endangered species, was surveyed form January to July 2007. Its habitat was restricted in an area of not more than 1.5 km2 in Jing and Yi counties of Anhui Provonce, with a population of less than 200 individuals. Now, in captivity were less than 200 individuals in China and 200-300 in Europe, America and Japan, owned mostly by private collectors. In view of this very endangered state of this turtle, strategis for its conservation: ranking of its vulnerabilitu, construction of its nature resreve, repduction in wild and captive breeding, propagands of its protection,management measures, were discussed.
Keywords
Cuora aurocapitata, Threatened factor, Conservation
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