Date: December
5, 2017
Source:
Wildlife Conservation Society
Summary:
A recent study published in Conservation
Geneticsby researchers from the Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Nacional
de Colombia, WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), and the Turtle Survival
Alliance (TSA) shows that the Dahl's Toad-headed Turtle (Mesoclemmys dahli), a rare reptile found only in Colombia, is
threatened with extinction due to alarmingly small and fragmented populations
and high levels of inbreeding.
The authors of the study will pursue both a
genetic rescue strategy for the species to reduce inbreeding and an initiative
to identify and protect the most important areas for the Dahl's Toad-Headed
Turtle.
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