{"id":6647,"date":"2021-08-26T12:17:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T12:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacjadodo.pl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6647"},"modified":"2021-08-29T07:53:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T07:53:18","slug":"asian-turtles","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/stara.fundacjadodo.soodev.pl\/en\/project\/asian-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation of Asian Testudines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599733813307{margin-bottom: -100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Species name:<strong> PHILIPPINE FOREST TURTLE, BIG-HEADED TURTLE<\/strong><br \/>\nScientific name: <strong><em>Siebenrockiella leytensis, Platysternon megacephalum<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Country: The Philippines &#8211; Palawan<\/p>\n<p>Project website: <a href=\"https:\/\/katalafoundation.org\/pftcp\/philippine-freshwater-turtle-conservation-program\/\">www.katalafoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turtles have lived on earth for over 250 million years! Unfortunately, humans have proven to be their most dangerous predators. For thousands of years, turtles have been valuable food for humans. Probably as early as 11 thousand years ago, indigenous people exterminated giant tortoises in Florida&#8230; Sea turtles, tortoises and mud turtles were also a delicacy in Europe until recently. Today, the problem is mainly in South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. It does not mean that turtles are safe on other continents. The illegal turtle trade market is so large that poachers hunt these animals on a massive scale.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Philippine forest turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis)&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:19|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Philippine forest turtle belongs to the family <em>Geoemydidae<\/em>, and is one of the most enigmatic freshwater turtle species in Southeast Asia. For over 80 years, its true geographic distribution in the Philippines remained a mystery, only recently discovered to be found only on the island of Palawan. It inhabits the hard-to-reach streams and floodplains of the lowland forests of the island. It weighs about 3.5 kg and its brown, red-brown or black carapace reaches 30 cm. So it is not an attractively coloured turtle, and initially, poachers sold it for meat, but its rarity has drawn the attention of illegal turtle collectors who are willing to pay big money for one of the rarest turtles in the world. 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Building pools and caring for so many animals was beyond the financial means of the Filipinos. The turtles were taken to the <a href=\"https:\/\/katalafoundation.org\/\">KATALA Foundation<\/a> where they were cared for by veterinarians and biologists from all over the world. Wroc\u0142aw Zoo sent their experienced reptile keeper to Palawan! Most of the turtles were saved and released into the wild. Their condition in the wild is constantly monitored. The release sites of the turtles are strictly confidential due to their safety. The breeding of Philippine forest tortoises at Katala Station has also been a great success. 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