
Giant Soft Shell Turtle Protection in the Kratie Region, Cambodia
Grantee Name: Conservation International
- Hotspot
- Indo-Burma
- Location
- Cambodia
- Amount
- $117,161
- Dates
- Apr 2014 – Apr 2017
- Keywords
- Ex situ conservation, Freshwater, Species Conservation, Tourism
Transform pilot interventions for a population of Cambodia's Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys bibroni) on the Mekong River into a long-term, self-sustained conservation program by sustaining the Mekong Turtle Conservation Program and enhancing its effectiveness, refining conservation incentives for turtle nest finding and nest protection, and improving visitor numbers and experience at the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center and strengthening its management capacity.
1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species by mitigating major threats
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