Worried about rapid species loss? How the Malayan giant turtle is fighting for survival.

The Conservationists Assemble is back with episode 52.

In this episode Jonny welcomes Irna, Dhanu & Vanda to discuss the collective journey and efforts of wildlife rescue centre Jogja, konklusi & the gembira loka zoo in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in their mission to raise the profile of and save the critically  endangered Malayan giant turtle (Orlitia borneensis).

 

Links/Extra reading:

Saving Malayan Giant Turtle from brink of extinction, Phase I: establishing healthy and genetically viable assurance colony — Asian Species Action Partnership | ASAP

Species Conservation – WRC Jogja

(PDF) Turtles in Malaysia: A Review of Conservation Status and a Call for Research

ZQ_107_92d68e56d4.pdf - Zooquaria Issue 107 (has some background on the founding population of O. borneensis in EAZA member organisations.

2022_TAG_Annual_Reports_web_7d92d2e668.pdf - The 2022 EAZA TAG report mentions an upgrade from an ESB to a new style EEP for O. borneensis).

EAZA_AC_22_PROGRAMME_BOOKLET_0f9083bedf.pdf - The 2022 EAZA annual conference featured poster publicising the efforts of Gdansk zoo, Poland in assisted breeding of O. borneensis.

ZootierlisteHomepage - Current estimates of O. borneensis under human care globally

Orlitia borneensis (Malaysian Giant Turtle)

(PDF) Orlitia borneensis (Gray, 1873) (Testudines, Geoemydidae), Malaysian Giant Turtle, from Belitung Island, Indonesia: filling a distribution gap - a paper published since recording this episode filling a distribution gap in O. borneensis

Kolaborasi Inklusi Konservasi (KONKLUSI) — Asian Species Action Partnership | ASAP - konklusi

Kolaborasi Inklusi Konservasi (@konklusi_id) • Instagram photos and videos - konklusi Instagram

Homepage | Happy Loka Zoo - gembira loka zoo homepage

Gembira Loka Zoo (@gembiraloka.zoo) • Instagram photos and videos - gembira loka instagram