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Astrochelys radiata

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Classifications [top]

List of Habitats:
3 Shrubland
3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
13 Marine Coastal/Supratidal
13.3 Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Sand Dunes
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)
4 Education & awareness
4.2 Training (in place)
4.3 Awareness & communications (in place)
5 Law & policy
5.4 Compliance and enforcement
5.4.1 International level (in place)
5.4.2 National level (in place)
6 Livelihood, economic & other incentives
6.1 Linked enterprises & livelihood alternatives (in place)
List of Threats:
2 Agriculture & aquaculture
2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
2.1.4 Scale Unknown/Unrecorded
2.3 Livestock farming & ranching
2.3.4 Scale Unknown/Unrecorded
5 Biological resource use
5.1 Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals
5.1.1 Intentional use (species is the target)
5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
5.3.5 Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded
8 Invasive & other problematic species & genes
8.1 Invasive non-native/alien species
8.1.1 Unspecified species
Citation: Leuteritz, T. & Rioux Paquette, S. (Madagascar Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Red List Workshop) 2008. Astrochelys radiata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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