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CITES identification guide - turtles and tortoises : guide to the identification of turtles and tortoises species controlled under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna...: CW66-176/1999

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"Several turtle and tortoise species are currently endangered not only as a result of the destruction of their natural habitat, but also because of intensive international trade targeting them as pets or for their parts and derivatives. You can help change this situation by participating actively in controlling trade in turtles and tortoises in your country. This guide was created to enable you to identify turtles and tortoises mostly found in trade, protected or not by CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). It is designed to meet a need expressed by customs officers from various countries for an identification tool that is easy to use. No previous knowledge of turtles and tortoises is required."--How to use this guide.

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment Canada.
  • Mexico. PROFEPA.
TitleCITES identification guide - turtles and tortoises : guide to the identification of turtles and tortoises species controlled under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora / an initiative of Environment Canada and PROFEPA (SEMARNAP).
Variant title
  • Guide d'identification CITES - tortues : guide d'identification des tortues protégées par la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d'extinction
  • Guía de identificación de CITES - tortugas : guía de identificación de las tortugas protegidas por la Convención sobre el Comercio International de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres
  • Guide to the identification of turtles and tortoises species controlled under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Publication typeMonograph
LanguageMultilingual-[English | French | Spanish; Castilian]
FormatPhysical text
Other formatsDigital text-[English | French | Spanish; Castilian], Digital text-[French | English | Spanish; Castilian]
Parallel description[French]
Note(s)
  • Includes index.
  • "Published with the collaboration of CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, TRAFFIC North America, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), and Biodiversity Convention Office, Environment Canada. The Humane Society of the United States subsidized the worldwide distribution of this Guide."--p. iii.
  • Text in English, French and Spanish.
Publishing information
  • Ottawa : Environment Canada, c1999.
Description1 v. (various pagings) : ill., photos ; 28 cm.
ISBN0-662-64169-8
Catalogue number
  • CW66-176/1999
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