TSA Sulawesi

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

Focal Species:

Sulawesi Forest Turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) – Critically Endangered

Forsten’s Tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii) – Endangered

Chelonian Threats:

Poaching for consumption and the pet trade, deforestation

Action:

Support field surveys and studies, ex situ assurance colonies

TSA Programs/Collaborations:

Sulawesi Chelonian Conservation

Regional Partners:

Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Tadulako University (UNTAD)

Project Agency : Turtle Survival Alliance

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