Diversity, Distribution and Threats to Freshwater Turtles in Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
Diversity, Distribution and Threats to Freshwater Turtles in Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
Anjum Ara1, Usman Ali1, Muhammad Furqan2*, Zulfiqar Ali2,
Muhammad Mudassar Shahzad3, Khawaja Basharat Ahmed4,
Riaz Aziz Minhas4, Waqar Ahmed2, Zakir Hussain2 and Mian Aman Ullah2
Fig. 1.
Map of the area showing different study sites in District Mirpur.
Fig. 2.
Comparison of population density of turtles among different study Zones.
Fig. 3.
Turtles observed by respondents in different seasons of the study period.
Fig. 4.
Comparison of the sites where turtles are found frequently in opinion of respondents.
Fig. 5.
Threats faced by turtle species according to local inhabitants.
Fig. 6.
Comparison of different causes of killing of turtle species in the study area.
June 2022
Vol. 54, Iss. 3, Pages 1001-1500
