Involving local people in the conservation of the critically endangered freshwater turtle <scp><i>Dermatemys mawii</i></scp> in southern Mexico

Cruz, Mariana Yanel Tovar-De la; Castro-Pérez, José Manuel; Rosas‐Luis, Rigoberto

doi:10.1002/aqc.3679

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“…Examples include: crocodylians (Genera: Osteolaemus, Mecistops, and Crocodylus) and otters (Genera: Aonyx, Hydrictis) in West and Central Africa; snakes in Southeast Asia (Brooks et al, 2007); and marine mammals in temperate and polar regions (Robards and Reeves, 2011). In particular, riverine and freshwater turtles are at significant risk given that ∼59% of extant turtles are considered threatened (Stanford et al, 2020;Turtle Taxonomy Working Group, 2021), including turtles in North America (Mali et al, 2014), Central and South America (e.g., Genera: Dermatemys; Tovar-De la Cruz et al, 2021), West and Central Africa (Genera: Pelusios, Pelomedusa, Cyclanrobis, Cycloderma, and Trionyx), and South, East, and Southeast Asia (Genera: Batagur, Chitra, Nilssonia). Turtle populations are declining rapidly due to habitat loss, consumption by humans for food and traditional medicines and collection for the international pet trade (Stanford et al, 2020).…”

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Widespread Use of Migratory Megafauna for Aquatic Wild Meat in the Tropics and Subtropics

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Prideaux²,

Hodgins³

et al. 2022

Front. Mar. Sci.

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Wild animals are captured or taken opportunistically, and the meat, body parts, and/or eggs are consumed for local subsistence or used for traditional purposes to some extent across most of the world, particularly in the tropics and subtropics. The consumption of aquatic animals is widespread, in some places has been sustained for millennia, and can be an important source of nutrition, income, and cultural identity to communities. Yet, economic opportunities to exploit wildlife at higher levels have led to unsustainable exploitation of some species. In the literature, there has been limited focus on the exploitation of aquatic non-fish animals for food and other purposes. Understanding the scope and potential threat of aquatic wild meat exploitation is an important first step toward appropriate inclusion on the international policy and conservation management agenda. Here, we conduct a review of the literature, and present an overview of the contemporary use of aquatic megafauna (cetaceans, sirenians, chelonians, and crocodylians) in the global tropics and subtropics, for species listed on the Appendices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). We find that consumption of aquatic megafauna is widespread in coastal regions, although to varying degrees, and that some species are likely to be at risk from overexploitation, particularly riverine megafauna. Finally, we provide recommendations for CMS in the context of the mandate of the Aquatic Wild Meat Working Group.

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