MEBIN- Title
- RS T 23 :Tortoise shell industry in Sri Lanka: A survey report 1996
- Abstract
In 1994 the Turtle Conservation Project (TCP) carried out a survey of Sri Lanka's illegal tortoiseshell trade and recorded 112 retailers openly selling tortoiseshell products in 6 towns. In 1995 certain government agencies took action to stop this illegal trade in tortoiseshell, but there has been no subsequent assessment of the efficacy of their actions or the state of the tortoiseshell trade. In light of this efficacy TCP carried out a second tortoiseshell survey in 1996 and recorded...
- Publication Date
- Oct. 19, 2017, 3:09 a.m.
- Keywords
- Dermochelys coriacea , Eretmochelys imbricata , Lepidochelis olivacea , Endangered Threatened or Protected (ETP) species , Caretta caretta , Chelonia mydas
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- M 5
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Richardson, P.(1996). Tortoise shell industry in Sri Lanka. A survey report Lyriocephalus 3(1): 6-24.
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