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World Status, Exploitation and Trade - WIDECAST

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TOGONo recent information available; Villiers (1958) recordg a vernacular namefor C. mydas <strong>and</strong> E. imbricata . suggesting that both species occur in Togo;no information is available on nesting.International trade Togo ratified CITES in 1978. The only records oftrade in turtle products from Togo were in 1983, when Switzerl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> theUSA both reported importing single shells of "Cheloniidae" <strong>and</strong> E. imbricatarespectively.LEGISLATIONOrdinance No. 4, 1968Export permit is required for all wild animals.Ordinance No. 79/13, 17 April 1979. (Amendment of 1968 ordinance onwildlife protection <strong>and</strong> hunting in Togo).Sea turtles are partially protected from possession <strong>and</strong> trade.522

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