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Prioritizing the next decade of freshwater turtle and tortoise conservation in West Africa

机译：在西非淡水龟和乌龟保护的未来十年优先考虑

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The chelonian fauna of West Africa is relatively understudied and experiencing a multitude of threats. Moreover, the IUCN Red List status of several African species is both outdated and, we believe, underestimated. Herein, we cover projections for freshwater turtle and tortoise status trends in West Africa over the next decade. This geographic prioritization was chosen based on our current understanding of the greatest urgency for turtle conservation in Africa. Broadly, we recommend that priority projects focus on the following threats: bushmeat consumption (Trionychidae and Kinixys spp.); habitat degradation and potential shifts in habitat use (primarily Kinixys spp. in the rainforest belt of West Africa); effects of livestock overgrazing and climate change (specifically in regards to desertification impacting the Sahel region) on behaviors and species sex ratios (Centrochelys sulcata, Kinixys belliana and K. nogueyi). Possible efforts to mitigate these threats include; (1) enhanced capacity building, outreach, and training to promote turtle conservation to wildlife professionals, fisheries stakeholders, local communities, etc; (2) alternative livelihoods and sources of protein (provide locals with goats, sustainable farming options, aquaculture practices); (3) community engagement and citizen science; (4) connecting fragmented habitats (e.g. corridors); (5) enhancing community protected areas with local enforcement (local employment and benefits, eco-tourism potential); (6) youth and consumer/collector targeted education programs; and (7) reinforcement of international policy (CITES) for species negatively affected by the pet trade (K. homeana and K. erosa). Based on witnessed range-wide declines and exploitation, on a species level we suggest priority attention be aimed at A) Cyclanorbis elegans (assessment of population strongholds, if any, threats, and mitigation options) and B) Kinixys homeana and K. erosa (use in the illegal bushmeat trade, long-term population trends). Field studies on several under-studied Pelusios species (e.g., P. cupulatta, P. adansonii) are also warranted, along with increased sampling of the severely declined and elusive Trionyx triunguis in West Africa. Finally, we believe turtle and tortoise conservation in Africa would greatly benefit from collaboration and integration of research efforts with programs and scientists in Eastern and Southern Africa, for instance via a novel IUCN/SSC TFTSG continental symposium focused on red list status assessments/reassessments.
机译：西非的Chelonian群相对较为威胁，体验着众多威胁。此外，若干非洲物种的IUCN红色列表状态都已经过时，我们相信，低估了。在此，我们在未来十年内涵盖了西非的淡水龟和乌龟状况趋势的预测。这种地理优先级综述是根据我们目前对非洲龟保护最大的了解。广泛地说，我们建议优先项目专注于以下威胁：灌木肥料（TrionyChidae和Kinixys SPP）;栖息地的栖息地和栖息地使用的潜在转变（主要是Kinixys SPP。在西非的雨林带上）;牲畜过度和气候变化的影响（特别是对萨赫勒地区的荒漠化）对行为和物种性别比例（以硫酸盐，Kinixys Belliana和K.Nogueyi）的行为和物种。可能努力减轻这些威胁的努力包括; （1）加强能力建设，外展和培训，促进龟保护到野生动物专业人士，渔业利益攸关方，当地社区等; （2）替代生计和蛋白质来源（提供山羊的当地人，可持续农业选择，水产养殖实践）; （3）社区参与和公民科学; （4）连接碎片栖息地（例如走廊）; （5）加强社区保护区，当地执法（当地就业和福利，生态旅游潜力）; （6）青年和消费者/收藏家有针对性的教育计划; （7）对受宠物贸易影响负面影响的物种的国际政策（CITES）加强（K. homeana和K. erosa）。基于目睹范围的范围的下降和剥削，在物种水平上，我们建议优先考虑A）Cyclangorbis elegans（如果有任何，威胁和缓解期权）和B）Kinixys Homeana和K.Stosa（用于非法灌木贸易，长期人口趋势）。还有保证了关于几次研究过的肉毒型物种的田间研究（例如，P. Cupulatta，P.Adansonii）以及在西非的严重拒绝和难以捉摸的Trionyx Trionguis的增加。最后，我们认为非洲的乌龟和乌龟保护将极大地受益于东部和南部非洲方案和科学家的研究努力，例如通过小说IUCN / SSC TFTSG大陆研讨会，专注于红色列表状态评估/重新分配。

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