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Turtle Island, Graz

Discussion in 'Austria' started by vogelcommando, 9 Apr 2015.

  1. vogelcommando

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    In this breeding station the rarely kept Dumeril's turtle breed succesfully, 11 young have hatched sofar :).
     
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    2 Assam Roofed turtles hatched on April 10th. :):)
     
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    ( At least ) 1 Big-headed amazon river turtle ( Peltocephalus dumerilianus ) hatched at Turtle Island :).
     
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    From FB :

    "The Southern Vietnamese box turtle (Cuora picturata) is a poorly studied species of terrestrial turtle endemic to the montane regions of Southern Vietnam, and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.
    Very little is known about the natural history of this species, but what little information is available to researchers suggests that populations of these reptiles are rapidly declining due to a variety of stressors.
    Turtle Island is participating in an EEP (European Endangered Species Programme) and therefore receives two adult breeding males from the International Center for Turtle Protection (Zoo Münster) to pair them with 4 females. Turtle Island will have one of the few conservation breeding groups on the planet, and will hopefully be able to improve the condition of this species in the wild."

     
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