TSA Bangladesh

Project Animal(s) : Turtles
Project Category : Reptiles
Project Region : Asia
Project Type : Conservation
Project URL : https://turtlesurvival.org/copy/projects/bangladesh/
Project is timebound? : No

Focal Species:

Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) – Critically Endangered

Arakan Forest Turtle (Heosemys depressa) – Critically Endangered

Burmese Black Giant Tortoise (Manouria emys phayrei) – Critically Endangered

Keeled Box Turtle (Cuora mouhotii) – Critically Endangered

Assam Roofed Turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) – Endangered

Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) – Endangered

Southeast Asian Softshell Turtle (Amyda ornata) – Vulnerable

Assam Leaf Turtle (Cyclemys gemeli) – Data Deficient

Chelonian Threats:

Deforestation, illegal old-growth forest logging, slash-and-burn agriculture, collection for consumption, fisheries bycatch

Action:

Establish Indigenous Community Conservation Areas, manage captive breeding and assurance colonies, train parabiologists, radio-track wild specimens, promote alternative livelihoods, acquire illegally harvested specimens, assurance colony specimen acquisition

TSA Programs/Collaborations:

Bhawal National Park

Sundarbans

Chittagong Hill Tracts

Regional Partners:

Bangladesh Forest Department, CARINAM, Creative Conservation Alliance, IUCN-Bangladesh, Prokriti O Jibon Foundation, Turtle Island, Zoo Vienna

Project Agency : Turtle Survival Alliance

Project Agency Contact : https://turtlesurvival.org/