Flood Relief, Facility Restoration and Emergency Care for Tortoises, Madagascar
Turtle Survival Alliance
Elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata).
© ACCB
Elongated Tortoise Population Recovery Contributing to Ecosystem Restoration in Cambodia
Grantee Name: Westfälischer Zoologischer Garten GmbH
- Hotspot
- Indo-Burma
- Location
- Cambodia
- Amount
- $40,000
- Dates
- Jun 2023 – Jun 2025
- Keywords
- Capacity building, Ex situ conservation, Restoration, Species Conservation
Restore the population of Elongated tortoise Indotestudo elongata>/em> in Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary through a soft release of 100 individuals selected from a captive breeding program at the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity. Train six local "tortoise guardians" in post-release monitoring techniques and conduct regular monitoring for 18 months. Develop a guidance protocol for use by stakeholders involved in releases of similar tortoise species.
Strategic Direction
:
6 Demonstrate scalable approaches for integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services into development planning in the priority corridors
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