Problem
Disease of reptiles
Incidence:
Two US turtle species -- desert tortoises in the West and gopher tortoises in the Southeast -- are being decimated by a fatal respiratory-tract infection that they may have contracted from imported tortoises unleashed in their habitat. More than 50 percent of the individuals in some desert-tortoise populations now carry this contagious, incurable disease, pressing the species toward extinction. Recently the malady has shown up in North American box turtles.
Aggravates:
Threatened species of Reptiles Strategies:
Breeding turtles in captivity Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
06.08.2019 – 19:16 CEST