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Turtle Survival, 2014
The TSA, in partnership with Utah’s Hogle Zoo, has launched a Confiscation to Reintroduction Stra... more The TSA, in partnership with Utah’s Hogle Zoo, has launched a Confiscation to Reintroduction Strategy meant to save Madagascar’s iconic Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata). This multi-faceted initiative includes a media campaign to put attention on the plight of A. radiata; development of cooperative agreements with communities interested in conserving the animals; reduction of poaching and an increase in confiscations; establishment of triage centers to rehabilitate rescued animals; development of reintroduction strategies and sites; and creation of a regional tortoise center to maintain the initiative in southern Madagascar into the future. We’re happy to report that many elements in this plan are fast becoming a reality, which is good news for A. radiata. We provide the exciting details here.
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ABSTRACT We studied the egg-laying activities and the relationships between basic reproductive tr... more ABSTRACT We studied the egg-laying activities and the relationships between basic reproductive traits of Oplurus cuvieri cuvieri in a deciduous dry forest area of Madagascar. Oviposition was observed after the first heavy rain of the rainy season. Females migrated to the trails from their shelter trees in the forest and moved around along the trail, presumably making nest site selections. The egg-laying activities were divided into four phases: digging, laying eggs, filling, and covering. Females left the nests with a rapid bipedal locomotion after oviposition. Mean body temperature of the oviposited females was 42 degreesC. Extensive predation on the eggs by snakes was confirmed. Clutch size was variable (2-5) and depended on maternal SVL. With female body size held constant, egg mass and egg length exhibited negative correlations with clutch size. Mean relative clutch mass was 20.4%. Behavioral elements such as migrations to egg-laying site should be evaluated as the female reproductive investment as well as relative clutch mass.
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We updated the Global Amphibian Assessment for Malagasy amphibians, including considerations on t... more We updated the Global Amphibian Assessment for Malagasy amphibians, including considerations on the species described or resurrected between 2005-2007, and newly available information on other taxa. The revised assessment allowed us to include 66 threatened species: 6 Critically Endangered, 31 Endangered, and 29 Vulnerable. Three species formerly assessed as Critically Endangered (Mantella expectata, M. viridis, and Scaphiophryne gottlebei) are downlisted
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Popular Article: The TSA, in partnership with Utah's Hogle Zoo, has launched a Confiscation t... more Popular Article: The TSA, in partnership with Utah's Hogle Zoo, has launched a Confiscation to Reintro-duction Strategy meant to save Madagascar's iconic Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata). This multi-faceted initiative includes a media campaign to put attention on the plight of A. radiata; development of cooperative agreements with communities interested in conserving the animals; reduction of poaching and an increase in confiscations; establishment of triage centers to rehabilitate rescued animals; development of reintroduction strategies and sites; and creation of a regional tortoise center to maintain the ini-tiative in southern Madagascar into the future. We're happy to report that many elements in this plan are fast becoming a reality, which is good news for A. radiata. We provide the exciting details here. MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH A RESOUNDING SUCCESS In 2011, the TSA and its partners launched a comprehensive awareness campaign to focus attention...
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Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter, 2008
7 Madagascar is one of the world's most important megadiversity countries and one of... more 7 Madagascar is one of the world's most important megadiversity countries and one of its highest priority bio-diversity hotspots, with levels of endemism at the species, genus, and family levels that are unsurpassed among the world's priority regions. Madagascar is also a country ...
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