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Lee, D. S., & Smith, K. (2010). Testudostan: our post-cold war global exploitation of a noble tortoise. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society, 45(1), 1–9.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Lee2010 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südasien = Southern Asia Creators: Lee, Smith Collection: Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society |
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From both the point of view of a person seeking a pet and from a conversation perspective Russian tortoises are one of the worst possible candidates available from the wild-caught reptile pet trade. Yet, for a variety of political and economic reasons this small tortoise has become one of the most commonly marketed species. Since the 1970s well over one million wild-caught adult Russian tortoises have been imported into the U.S. alone. Probably less than one or two percent of these are alive today.
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