turtles, as unfortunately many other animals are endangered. To protect them from a business without controls, has been signed an international convention, the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) , more commonly known as Washington Convention. The ultimate goal is to control the international trade of animals or plants - whether they are living, the dead even as parts / products derived from them (just think of the elephant tusks) - in order to prevent the exploitation and the consequent impoverishment of flora and fauna. The Convention entered into force in Italy in 1980 with the Berne Convention which they have subscribed, as well as Italy, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain , Greece, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Holland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Here you can find the full text (in English) of the Washington Convention: > http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/text.shtml
For the Bern Convention: > http://turtleportal.free.fr/turtle.html
The protected species under the Convention of Washington are
Family of CHELYDAE - > Pseudemydura umbrina
Family of Cheloniidae - > all sorts of
Family DERMATEMYDIDAE - > Dermatemys mawii
Family of DERMOCHELYDAE - > Dermochelys coriacea
of Family Emydidae - Batagur baska , > Clemmys Muhlenberg , Geoclemys hamiltoni, > Geomyda tricarinata , Kachuga Tecta Tecta , > Morenia ocellata , > Terrapene coahuila
Family of PELOMEDUSIDAE - > all sorts of
Family Testudinidae - > all sorts of
Family TRIONYCHIDAE - > Lissemys punctata punctata , Trionyx ater , Trionyx gangeticus , > Trionyx Hurum , > Trionyx nigricans, > Trionyx Triunguis
The protected species in Europe according to the Berne Convention are
Family of Testudinidae - > Testudo hermanni , > Testudo graeca , > Testudo marginata
of Family Emydidae - > Emys orbicularis , > Mauremys caspica
Family of DERMOCHELYDAE - > Dermochelys coriacea
Family of Cheloniidae - > Caretta caretta , > Lepidochelys kempii , > Chelonia mydas , > Eretmochelys imbricata
All species of turtles, both terrestrial and aquatic, are considered protected!
those contained in lists above are STRICTLY PROTECTED!
