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Shrestha, T. (1997). Turtle conservation in nepal: maintaining ecological integrity of the wetlands habitat. Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and turtles - An International Conference. 
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Resource type: Journal Article
BibTeX citation key: Shrestha1997
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Keywords: Batagur, Batagur kachuga, Geoemydidae, Habitat = habitat, Hardella, Hardella thurjii, Indotestudo, Indotestudo elongata, Pangshura, Pangshura tecta, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südasien = Southern Asia, Testudinidae, Testudo
Creators: Shrestha
Collection: Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and turtles - An International Conference
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Abstract     
Testudinidae Nepal's extensive wetlands lie in a vast and varied riverine floodplain formed by the four major rivers (the Gandaki, the Koshi, the Karnali, and the Mahakali) that emerge from the Himalayas. This riverine floodplain is among the first few areas where both agriculture and human civilization had their beginning. Historically, the wetlands of the Koshi River in eastern Nepal were renowned for their abundance and diversity of turtles and fish, but it is now greatly impacted by human activity (damming, diversion, and channelization) and is the most highly vulnerable of the four river systems. Most of the river's upper reaches remain in a pristine condition, but the lower reaches have been altered by the Koshi Dam, which has blocked all migration of fish and turtles. Because of changes in the river channel and sediment management activities, restoration of turtle habitat represents a significant environmental challenge and substantial cost. Nevertheless, restoration of the Koshi River wetlands ecosystem is vital to the management of the many remaining turtle populations of such species as Indotestudo elongata, Hardella thurjii, and Kachuga tecta. The present exhibit provides an overview of the ecosystem, biota, and endangered flora and fauna in the wetland at the bend of the Koshi River, at the religious temple there, and of the surrounding area. A conservation and management plan is presented for the threatened species in the wetlands of Nepal.
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