Economics, life history and international trade data for seven turtle species in Indonesian and Malaysian farms
Simon Kaae Andersen,
Johanna Staerk,
Elham Kalhor,
Daniel J.D. Natusch,
Rita da Silva,
Beate Pfau,
Dalia A. Conde
Affiliations
Simon Kaae Andersen
Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
Johanna Staerk
Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark; Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark; Species360, 7900 International Drive, Suite 1040 Bloomington, MN 55425 USA
Elham Kalhor
International Business and Entrepreneurship Research Group, Department of Marketing and Management, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
Daniel J.D. Natusch
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109 Australia; EPIC Biodiversity, Frogs Hollow, NSW 2550, Australia
Rita da Silva
Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark; Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark; Species360, 7900 International Drive, Suite 1040 Bloomington, MN 55425 USA
Beate Pfau
German Society for Herpetology and Herpetoculture (DGHT), Vogelsang 27, 31020 Salzhemmendorf, Germany
Dalia A. Conde
Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark; Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark; Species360, 7900 International Drive, Suite 1040 Bloomington, MN 55425 USA; Corresponding author at: Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.
We collected data on the trade of seven turtle and tortoise species endemic to Indonesia and Malaysia (Amyda cartilaginea, Batagur borneoensis, Cuora amboinensis, Carettochelys insculpta, Heosemys annandalii, Heosemys grandis, and Heosemys spinosa). The data on those species included: operations costs of three breeding farms and one export facility; species life-history traits; and species international legal trade and confiscation data. We collected data for the facilities (one in Malaysia and three in Indonesia) using site visits and a semi-structured questionnaire. We conducted a literature review to compile relevant information on species’ life-history traits to estimate breeding viability. We downloaded species-specific data on international trade from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Trade Database for the exporting countries (Malaysia and Indonesia) for 2000–2015. We compared legal trade with confiscation data obtained from CITES. The data in this article can provide insights into the operations of turtle breeding farms in Southeast Asia. These data can be used as a reference for the inspection of breeding farms and for legislative bodies to determine whether captive breeding for select turtle species is feasible.
