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The rarest tortoise on earth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

David Curl
David Curl
Affiliation:
Ecology Research Group, Rutherford College, The University, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NX, UK.
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Abstract

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The Madagascan tortoise Geochelone yniphora, known locally as the ‘angonoka’, is found only near isolated patches of bamboo forest in the vicinity of Baly Bay in north-western Madagascar. As part of an Oxford University Expedition, and with some help from the Oryx 100% Fund, the author, together with Ian Scoones, Mike Guy and Gilbert Rakotoarisoa, has recently carried out a survey of the area. In this article, he discusses the conservation of this highly endangered animal.

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Research Article
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Oryx , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 1986 , pp. 35 - 39
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1986

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