Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon

Culturally, chelonians are important sources of nutrition and income for rural and urban people in tropical rainforests, but urban trade can cause declines in wild populations. This study analyses the urban chelonian trade and its trends to better understand the impact on free-living populations in...

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Authors: Mayor, Pedro, Bodmer, Richard, Moya, Kelly, Solis, Samantha, Kirkland, Maire, Perez-Peña, Pedro, Fang, Tula, Orta-Martínez, Martí
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Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
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Keyword:Tortugues
Quelonis
Turtles
Cheloniidae
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spelling Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian AmazonMayor, PedroBodmer, RichardMoya, KellySolis, SamanthaKirkland, MairePerez-Peña, PedroFang, TulaOrta-Martínez, MartíTortuguesQuelonisTurtlesCheloniidaeCulturally, chelonians are important sources of nutrition and income for rural and urban people in tropical rainforests, but urban trade can cause declines in wild populations. This study analyses the urban chelonian trade and its trends to better understand the impact on free-living populations in the Northern Peruvian Amazon. We studied the urban trade of wild chelonians by conducting 526 days of participant observation and structured questionnaires with the main chelonian vendors in the wet markets of Iquitos between 2006 and 2018. The trade of chelonians decreased by −161.6%, from 22,694 individuals in 2006/07 to 8657 individuals in 2017/18. Chelonoidis denticulatus was the species sold the most (86.3%), followed by Podocnemis unifilis (13.6%). Podocnemis expansa was only sold in 2006/07. River turtle sales increased in the dry season, while sales of Chelonoidis denticulatus decreased. Turtles were the most expensive meat sold in urban markets: 49.7% more expensive than the most frequently consumed fish, Prochilodus nigricans, and 48.4% more expensive than poultry. Turtles represented only 0.19% (SD 0.23) of the index of domestic meat and fish consumption per capita. River turtle eggs are sold by a different set of vendors, and in 2017/18, 570,229 eggs were traded in the market of Belén in Iquitos, equivalent to an approximate lay of 10,418 P. unifilis and 1178 P. expansa females. The high magnitude of the trade of river turtle eggs together with the reduction in their meat trade suggests a prioritization of egg sales, which should improve the conservation of adults, since meat sales can be detrimental to chelonian populations.MDPI2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/227795Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14223205Animals, 2024, vol. 14, num.22, p. 1-16https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14223205cc-by (c) Mayor, P. et al., 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2277952026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon
title Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon
spellingShingle Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon
Mayor, Pedro
Tortugues
Quelonis
Turtles
Cheloniidae
title_short Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon
title_full Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon
title_fullStr Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon
title_full_unstemmed Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon
title_sort Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mayor, Pedro
Bodmer, Richard
Moya, Kelly
Solis, Samantha
Kirkland, Maire
Perez-Peña, Pedro
Fang, Tula
Orta-Martínez, Martí
author Mayor, Pedro
author_facet Mayor, Pedro
Bodmer, Richard
Moya, Kelly
Solis, Samantha
Kirkland, Maire
Perez-Peña, Pedro
Fang, Tula
Orta-Martínez, Martí
author_role author
author2 Bodmer, Richard
Moya, Kelly
Solis, Samantha
Kirkland, Maire
Perez-Peña, Pedro
Fang, Tula
Orta-Martínez, Martí
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Tortugues
Quelonis
Turtles
Cheloniidae
topic Tortugues
Quelonis
Turtles
Cheloniidae
description Culturally, chelonians are important sources of nutrition and income for rural and urban people in tropical rainforests, but urban trade can cause declines in wild populations. This study analyses the urban chelonian trade and its trends to better understand the impact on free-living populations in the Northern Peruvian Amazon. We studied the urban trade of wild chelonians by conducting 526 days of participant observation and structured questionnaires with the main chelonian vendors in the wet markets of Iquitos between 2006 and 2018. The trade of chelonians decreased by −161.6%, from 22,694 individuals in 2006/07 to 8657 individuals in 2017/18. Chelonoidis denticulatus was the species sold the most (86.3%), followed by Podocnemis unifilis (13.6%). Podocnemis expansa was only sold in 2006/07. River turtle sales increased in the dry season, while sales of Chelonoidis denticulatus decreased. Turtles were the most expensive meat sold in urban markets: 49.7% more expensive than the most frequently consumed fish, Prochilodus nigricans, and 48.4% more expensive than poultry. Turtles represented only 0.19% (SD 0.23) of the index of domestic meat and fish consumption per capita. River turtle eggs are sold by a different set of vendors, and in 2017/18, 570,229 eggs were traded in the market of Belén in Iquitos, equivalent to an approximate lay of 10,418 P. unifilis and 1178 P. expansa females. The high magnitude of the trade of river turtle eggs together with the reduction in their meat trade suggests a prioritization of egg sales, which should improve the conservation of adults, since meat sales can be detrimental to chelonian populations.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14223205
Animals, 2024, vol. 14, num.22, p. 1-16
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14223205
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