Jakarta’s illegal trade in threatened tortoises and turtles persisting, warns TRAFFIC

Jakarta, Indonesia

17th August 2011

The open trade in protected freshwater turtles and tortoises in Jakarta’s markets includes a growing number of non-native and threatened species, a new TRAFFIC study warns.

Surveys in the Indonesian capital’s animal markets, reptile expos and pet stores showed that there were more species in trade in 2010 (49 species) than recorded in a similar study in 2004 (47) by the wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC....

Source: Jakarta’s illegal trade in threatened tortoises and turtles persisting, warns TRAFFIC
Author: TRAFFIC

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