World Status, Exploitation and Trade - WIDECAST

SIERRA LEONEBoth C mydas and E. imbricata have been reported to nest; both species atSussex (source cited in Brongersma, 1982), C. mydas on one of the "TurtleIslands" (source cited in Parsons, 1962), and E. imbricata at Bonth^(Loveridge and Williams, 1957). According to Cansdale (1955), E. imbricatais "common" in Sierra Leone, especially among the Turtle Islands off SherbroIsland. No recent information on nesting, trends or foraging grounds isavailable.International trade sierra Leone is not a Party to CITES. The onlyrecord of trade in turtle products recorded in CITES Annual Reports was theimport of one shell of C. mydas to the USA in 1981 and seven shells ofChelonildae in 1984.LEGISLATIONWild Animals, Birds & Fish Preservation Ordinance (Amendment) 1948.A licence is required to export more than two of any species of animal.470