Distribution, natural history, and exploitation of Leucocephalon yuwonoi
in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Cris
Hagen1,2 and Iwalani Y.S. Ching1
Author Affiliations
1Turtle Dreams - Chelonian Rescue, Rehabilitation, Education
and Conservation Facility, P.O. Box 3432, Ventura, California 93006 USA
[Emails: tomistoma@yahoo.com; iwalaniching@yahoo.com]
2Present Address: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer
E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA
[Email: hagen@srel.edu]
Abstract
The Sulawesi forest turtle, Leucocephalon yuwonoi, is Critically
Endangered and exploited for the food and pet trade, but little is known
of its ecology. We accompanied a group of commercial turtle collectors
into the wild and obtained preliminary data on habitat, diet and exploitation.
SREL Reprint #2898
Hagen, C.
and I. Y. S. Ching 2005. Distribution, natural history, and exploitation
of Leucocephalon yuwonoi in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Chelonian
Conservation and Biology 4:948-951.
