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/