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CEPF is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, Fondation Hans Wilsdorf, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank.
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The world of birds is full of surprises. Reproduction strategies vary from species to species. However, one common element is the selection of a site where eggs can be laid and incubated by one or both parents. The nests where eggs are laid by female birds are built of various material such as moss, leaves, twigs or branches, or can be located in tree cavities, on cliff ledges or dug into the ground.
In Sulawesi, Indonesia, one species has a different and unique reproduction strategy.
At one point in time, Myanmar roofed turtles (Batagur trivittata) dotted the shoreline of the Chindwin River. Over the past several decades, however — due largely to egg overharvesting by the local people — the specie’s numbers have significantly decreased. Today, the Myanmar roofed turtle is the second rarest turtle species on Earth.