Useful Documents

Integrated Management Plan for the Conservation of Emys orbicularis

Recommendations for the Proper Keeping of Pets

Belonging to invasive alien species of Union concern:

the American pond turtle Trachemys scripta

Guidelines for the Proper Keeping of Pets Belonging to Invasive Alien Species

(Legislative Decree 230/2017, art. 27, paragraph 4) Appendix for the American Pond Turtle, Trachemis scripta

EUROPEAN CODE OF CONDUCT ON PETS AND INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES

Invasive species have been considered a main direct driver of biodiversity loss after
habitat destruction…

National Plan for the Management of the American Pond Turtle (Trachemys scripta)

The American Pond Turtle Trachemys scripta (particularly the subspecies T. s. elegans) has been included by the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group (IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group) among the 100 worst invasive species in the world (Lowe et al., 2000).