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Erymnochelys madagascariensis

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List of Habitats:
5 Wetlands (inland)
5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
List of Conservation Actions:
1 Land/water protection
1.1 Site/area protection (in place)
1.2 Resource & habitat protection (in place)
2 Land/water management
2.1 Site/area management (in place)
3 Species management
3.1 Species management
3.1.1 Harvest management (in place)
3.1.2 Trade management (in place)
3.2 Species recovery (in place)
3.3 Species re-introduction
3.3.1 Reintroduction (in place)
3.4 Ex-situ conservation
3.4.1 Captive breeding/artificial propagation (in place)
4 Education & awareness
4.1 Formal education (in place)
4.2 Training (in place)
4.3 Awareness & communications (in place)
5 Law & policy
5.4 Compliance and enforcement
5.4.2 National level (in place)
List of Threats:
2 Agriculture & aquaculture
2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
2.1.2 Small-holder farming
2.3 Livestock farming & ranching
2.3.2 Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming
5 Biological resource use
5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
5.3.5 Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded
5.4 Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources
5.4.1 Intentional use: (subsistence/small scale)
5.4.3 Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale)
7 Natural system modifications
7.1 Fire & fire suppression
7.1.3 Trend Unknown/Unrecorded
7.2 Dams & water management/use
7.2.11 Dams (size unknown)
9 Pollution
9.3 Agricultural & forestry effluents
9.3.2 Soil erosion, sedimentation
11 Climate change & severe weather
11.2 Droughts
Citation: Leuteritz, T., Kuchling, G., Garcia, G. & Velosoa, J. (Madagascar Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Red List Workshop) 2008. Erymnochelys madagascariensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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