Overall "we estimated the decline in this pig-nosedturtle population to be more than 50% since 1981," said Professor Eisemberg.
总体而言“我们估计从1981年以来猪鼻龟数量的下降超过了50%,”艾森·博格教授说道。
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But these plans must be made sensitively, as the indigenous communities living in pig-nosedturtle habitat often rely on protein from the reptile to survive.
According to the scientists, conservation plans to save the turtle are urgently needed, and, even if implemented, it will take decades for the pig-nosedturtle to recover.