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Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter, Issue 3Arranged by exporting countryBeninGeochelone sulcata (II) 30 ranchedKinixys belliana (II) 2500 ranchedKinixys homeana (II) 2000 ranchedTrionyx triunguis (III) 65 ranchedPelusios niger (III) 375 ranchedPelomedusa subrufa (III) 750 ranchedRevised CITES Export Quotas for Chelonians 2000CITES Secretariat Notification to the Parties No. 2000/053, 31 Aug. 2000The following are the 2000 export quotas for turtleslisted on appendix II and III of CITES. They are arrangedfirst by country of export and then by Appendix listing.GhanaGeochelone sulcata (II) 750 ranchedKinixys belliana (II) 140 live animalsKinixys erosa (II) 120 live animalsKinixys homeana (II) 340 live animalsGuyanaGeochelone carbonaria (II) 704 live animalsGeochelone denticulata (II) 704 live animalsPodocnemis erythrocephala (II) 50 live animalsPodocnemis unifilis (II) 0 live animalsIndonesiaCallagur borneoensis (II) 180 live animalsCuora amboinensis (II) 6,000 live animalsIndotestudo forstenii (II) 450 live animalsManouria emys (II) 450 live animalsKazakhstanTestudo horsfieldii (II) 39,000 live animalsMadagascarPyxis arachnoides (II) 1,000 live animals (1)Pyxis planicauda (II) 800 live animals (1)Erymnochelys madagascariensis (II) 25 live animalsMalaysiaIndotestudo elongata (II) 500 live animalsManouria emys (II) 200 live animalsMozambiqueKinixys belliana (II) 7,000 live wild-takenKinixys belliana (II) 3,000 ranchedMalacochersus tornieri (II) 0 to be determinedTrionyx triunguis (III) 200 live animalsPelomedusa subrufa (III) 10,000 live animalsPelusios castaneus (III) 7,000 live animals *Pelusios gabonensis (III) 10,000 live animals **TogoKinixys belliana (II) 700 live wild-takenKinixys belliana (II) 3,000 ranchedKinixys erosa (II) 1,500 ranchedKinixys homeana (II) 500 live wild-takenKinixys homeana (II) 2,500 ranchedGeochelone sulcata (II) ?? ranched (2)Pelomedusa subrufa (III) 500 live wild-takenPelomedusa subrufa (III) 2,500 ranchedPelusios niger (III) 500 live wild-takenPelusios niger (III) 2,500 ranchedTanzaniaGeochelone gigantea (II) 100 F1 specimensGeochelone pardalis (II) 1,892 only F1 w/ CL 8 cmor lessKinixys belliana (II) 450 F1 specimensMalacochersus tornieri (II) 719 only F1 w/ CL 8 cmor lessUzbekistanTestudo horsfieldii (II) 35,000 live animalsArranged by Appendix ListingAppendix II speciesGeochelone carbonariaGuyana 704 live animalsSuriname 630 live animalsGeochelone denticulataGuyana 704 live animalsSuriname 692 live animalsGeochelone giganteaSeychelles 50 live juvenilesSeychelles 30 live adultsTanzania 100 F1 specimensGeochelone pardalisTanzania 1,892 only F1 w/ CL 8 cmor lessGeochelone sulcataBenin 30 ranchedGhana 750 ranchedTogo ?? ranched specimens (2)Indotestudo elongataMalaysia 500 live animalsIndotestudo forsteniiIndonesia 450 live animalsSeychellesGeochelone gigantea (II) 50 live juvenilesGeochelone gigantea (II) 30 live adultsSurinameGeochelone carbonaria (II) 630 live animalsGeochelone denticulata (II) 692 live animalsPodocnemis unifilis (II) 630 live animals24Kinixys bellianaBenin 2,500 ranchedGhana 140 live animalsMozambique 7,000 live wild-takenMozambique 3,000 ranchedTogo 700 live wild-takenTogo 3,000 ranchedTanzania 450 F1 specimens
Kinixys erosaGhana 120 live animalsTogo 1,500 ranchedKinixys homeanaBenin 2000 ranchedGhana 340 live animalsTogo 500 live wild-takenTogo 2,500 ranchedMalacochersus tornieriMozambique 0 to be determinedTanzania 719 only F1 w/ CL of 8 cmor lessManouria emysIndonesia 450 live animalsMalaysia 200 live animalsPyxis arachnoidesMadagascar 1,000 live animals (1)Pyxis planicaudaMadagascar 800 live animals (1)Testudo horsfieldiiKazakhstan 39,000 live animalsUzbekistan 35,000 live animalsCallagur borneoensisIndonesia 180 live animalsCuora amboinensisIndonesia 6,000 live animalsPodocnemis erythrocephalaGuyana 50 live animalsPodocnemis unifilisGuyana 0 live animalsSuriname 630 live animalsErymnochelys madagascariensisMadagascar 25 live animalsAppendix III species:Trionyx triunguisBenin 65 ranchedMozambique 200 live animalsJanuary, 2001Pelomedusa subrufaBenin 750 ranchedMozambique 10,000 live animalsTogo 500 live wild-takenTogo 2,500 ranchedPelusios castaneusMozambique 7,000 live animals *Pelusios gabonensisMozambique 10,000 live animals **Pelusios nigerBenin 375 ranchedTogo 500 live wild-takenTogo 2,500 ranched* Presumably refers to Pelusios castanoides.** Listed that Pelusios subniger is a synonym ?!1 – Increased from quota of 25 in CITES Notification 2000/035, 15 June 2000.2 – Togo listed a quota of 500 ranched specimens in CITESNotification 2000/035, 15 June 2000.NB: several CITES parties do not set annual quotas butpermit exports based on non-detriment findings which maybe made on a case by-case basis. Thus, the absence of anexport quota does not mean that a country can not or willnot export a species.THESES, DISSERTATIONS, ABSTRACT TITLES ANDUNUSUAL REFERENCESSiart, Leeanne. 1999. An investigation of wood turtle (Clemmysinsculpta) nest success in Southwestern Massachusetts.MS Thesis, Antioch University-New England,Keene, NH. 75. pp. Major advisor: Dr. Rick Van de PollThe following papers, presented at the Mid-Atlantic TurtleConference in October, 1999, were omitted from the list ofpresentations in the second issue of TTN. The Proceedingsfrom that conference should be available soon. For informationcontact Chris Swarth at Jugbay@clark.net.Nest Predation and Ecology of Diamondback Terrapins,(Malaclemys terrapin) at Gateway National RecreationArea. Jeremy Feinberg.25Accuracy in Finding Turtles and Other Herps: What BiologicalDifference Does Accuracy Make? Eugene R. Meyer.Natural History and Breeding Biology of Red-bellied Turtles(Pseudemys rubriventris) on the Tidal Pautuxent River,Maryland. Christopher W. Swarth.Habitat use and Movement Patterns of Eastern Box turtles(Terrapene carolina) at the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary,Maryland. Michael Marchand, Mike Quinlan and ChristopherW. Swarth.Habitat Use, Home Range and Movement of Eastern BoxTurtles in Northern Delaware. Holly Niederriter.
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