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Pérez Ibarra, I., Giménez Casalduero, A., & Pedreño Cánovas, A. , Practices and attitudes of new residents from international tourism to the spur-thighed tortoise testudo graeca in southeast spain. Paper presented at XIII Congreso Espanol.
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| Resource type: Proceedings Article BibTeX citation key: Perez2006b View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südwesteuropa = South-Western Europe, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo graeca Creators: Giménez Casalduero, Pedreño Cánovas, Pérez Ibarra Publisher: Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi Zientzi Elkartea Collection: XIII Congreso Espanol |
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Testudinidae In Southeast Spain, that contains the main European population of the spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca), collecting and keeping tortoises in captivity is a common practice. Rural depopulation occurred since the 50’s and species’ protection in the 70’s reduced tortoise collection from the wild. Nowadays, Southeastern Spain is suffering from urban development mainly linked to international tourism. In this study, we surveyed new foreign residents to evaluate the effects of this repopulation on the collection and captivity of Testudo graeca. Surveys shows that 6-13% of new foreign residents have tortoises in captivity. Captive tortoises are collected directly from wild populations whereas commerce is a marginal issue. Keeping tortoises in captivity increases, the longer foreign tourists live in Spain. This relationship, and the important demographic increase that this area will suffer due to urban development, allow us to expect an increase in tortoise collection and in the captive population in the next years. Although tortoises are perceived as wild animals, new foreign residents perceive collection, captivity and captive breeding as beneficial actions for tortoises conservation. Conservation implications of this practice are discussed and environmental education campaigns are proposed for its resolution.
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