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Indonesian government moves to regulate turtle trade

 

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The Indonesian government has moved against rampant illegal trade in

threatened species of turtles and tortoises, tightening regulations and

contacting countries where turtles and tortoises are being obtained or sold,

the action follows revelations that more than half the species of freshwater

turtles and tortoises being sold in Jakarta's markets are threatened and

illegally obtained.

 

The report, by TRAFFIC, a joint programme of WWF and IUCN - the World

Conservation Union, was released last month.

 

From 1 March 2008, all specimens of freshwater turtles and tortoises listed

in CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild

Fauna and Flora) will require an import permit before entering into

Indonesia. Those without will be disposed of.

 

The Indonesian government went into action in response to a report issued by

the WWF-linked wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC which highlighted

the rampant illegal trade in tortoises and turtles in the pet markets of

Jakarta.

 

«This is the kind of swift and decisive action that is needed to stamp out

the illegal trade in threatened tortoise and turtle species», said Azrina

Abdullah, Director of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia.

 

Countries of origin will also need to notify Indonesia before issuing export

permits.

 

Private people already owning tortoises and turtles in Indonesia will have

to comply with a new CITES Management Authority registration, the government

announced.

 

The new regulations will benefit threatened species such as Radiated

Tortoise and Indian Star Tortoise, which are amongst the most popular in

trade, despite both being listed in the CITES Appendices and being protected

in their native countries of origin.