Turtle knowledge in Africa shows significant gaps

Mongabay: Sometimes turtles fall through the cracks: a new study in the open access journal Tropical Conservation Science, has uncovered a number of 'gap species' in the turtle families inhabiting Africa. 'Gap species' are those that are recorded in one country or another, but not in adjacent countries which could be due to a lack of data, a change in ecosystems, or human impacts. "It is important to have detailed accounts of species occurrences by country, as these data are basic for many conservation......

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