Turtles in Trouble : The World's Most Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles - 2025

Abstract

Tortoises and freshwater turtles are today under intense, increasing pressure from humans. Their populations are being decimated and extirpated by development, agriculture and land and water pollution. They are eaten along with theur eggs, collected both by local peoples who have done so for centuries and on a larger scale to satisfy commercial demands for turtle meat and eggs.