WebApr 11, 2024 · NEW YORK (April 11, 2024) – A team of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)/Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) scientists working in Myanmar have reported the successful recovery of 44 fertile eggs of the critically endangered Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) – one of the world’s most endangered turtles with less than five … WebSep 12, 2024 · When it began to reopen in the 1990s, researchers could find no trace of the Burmese roofed turtle. Many presumed it to be extinct. In 2001, however, a villager in a former war zone handed Platt a ...
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WebAug 28, 2024 · Burmese roofed turtle moments after emerging from an egg collected from a sandbank along the Chindwin River and incubated at a head-starting facility in Limpha village, Sagaing region, Myanmar. WebJul 31, 2024 · The Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata Duméril & Bibron, 1835) is a large (straight-line carapace length [CL] to 620 mm; Platt et al., 2024), aquatic, herbivorous turtle endemic to the major river systems of Myanmar (Smith 1931; TTWG 2024). Although historically widespread and apparently abundant, long-term population declines resulted … diseases of the hypothalamus gland
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WebThe Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) is one of six turtle species in the genus Batagur of the family Geoemydidae.It is a freshwater turtle endemic to Myanmar and … WebThe Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) is an action-oriented global partnership committed in achieving zero turtle extinctions in the 21st century. It supports the conservation of the Burmese Roofed Turtle and the Burmese Star Tortoise through captive breeding and … WebApr 20, 2015 · The Burmese roofed turtle was thought to be extinct in 2001. (Photo: Turtle Survival Alliance) By Sarah V Schweig. Once almost extinct, Burmese roofed turtles are finally returning to the wild ... diseases of silkworm slideshare ppt