Freshwater turtle and tortoise specialists at the red list workshop in Singapore, March 2018
Tropical Asia Red List
This project aims to update the IUCN Red List conservation status of over 90 species of tortoise and freshwater turtle species in tropical Asia. Updating the IUCN red list species accounts will help prioritize and mobilize conservation action for this group of highly threatened species.
IUCN Red List Assessments
Critically endangered Timor-Leste long-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi timorensis).
Asian tortoises and freshwater turtles include some of the rarest and most threatened species on earth. The ongoing trade in wild-caught turtles and turtle products for consumption, traditional medicines and the pet trade, leaves many species on the brink of extinction. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ provides the most comprehensive assessments of species global conservation status and is an important tool for conservation planning, management and decision-making. This project is a partnership between Charles Darwin University, the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group and Synchronicity Earth and it is funded by Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Chester Zoo, Nordens Ark and Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.