Shells in deep trouble!

Big-headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) is one of the victims in the Asian Turtle Crisis. All asian turtle species are harvested under an unsustainably high rate, to supply the extremely high demand of turtle delicacy and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Southern China. Over 40% of turtle species are estimated to be threatened, this ranked the highest among all animal group including mammals and amphibians. We are not optimistic about the future of turtles, but we cannot give up. We need to do whatever we can to conserve them, and at the same time, educate as many people as we can. I hope the exploitation of turtles will slow down and become sustainable before these wonderful and unique animals are gone forever and irreversibly.