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亞洲區內保育工作：打擊野生動物非法貿易—

金錢龜和盔犀鳥

Regional Conservation Efforts: Combating the Illegal Wildlife Trade –
Golden Coin Turtle and Helmeted Hornbill

威脅及保育價值 Threats and conservation values

非法買賣令金錢龜和盔犀鳥面臨絕種的步伐急劇 Illegal wildlife trade is driving the golden coin turtle and helmeted
加速。 hornbill to rapid extinction.
除了中國內地、越南和老撾，香港是世界上少數仍 Along with some parts of mainland China, Vietnam and Laos, Hong
可找到野生金錢龜蹤影的地方，在香港被非法販賣 Kong is one of the last places in the world where a small wild golden
的金錢龜，每隻售價高達港幣十萬元。 coin turtle population can be sighted. However, golden coin turtles are
found to be illegally bought and sold for up to HK$100,000 in local
同樣地，人們對盔犀鳥頭骨（俗稱「鶴頂紅」）的 markets.
龐大需求，令其黑市價格飆升，加劇偷獵及非法 Similarly, the helmeted hornbill is highly prized in the illegal wildlife
販賣問題。 trade due to the high demand for the bird’s solid ivory casque, i.e. the
horny helmet above its beak.
保育工作與成果 – 金錢龜

在漁農自然護理署（「漁護署」）和嘉道理農場暨
植物園制定之金錢龜保育行動計劃為基礎的框架
下，保育基金資助了香港的嶺南大學展開一個研究
亞洲金錢龜種群之間基因關係的項目，為香港的
存續種群進行基因排序，並建立科學鑑證工具，
從而辨別金錢龜的來源地。研究不僅幫助將來把
金錢龜重新帶回牠們的自然棲息地，而且有助打擊
非法野生動物貿易。
此外，項目亦與世界各地的大學合作保育金錢龜，
包括從明斯特動物園採集血液樣本，以及與美國
德州大學進行研究用生物組織轉移。
© Nancy Karraker

Conservation efforts and achievements —
Golden coin turtle

Based on an action plan on golden coin turtle conservation developed
by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD)
and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Lingnan University Hong
Kong launched a project with funding support from OPCFHK to clarify
the genetic relationships among golden coin turtle populations across
Asia, genotyping all individuals of the Hong Kong assurance colony
and developing a toolkit to identify the geographic origin and source
of the turtles. By identifying the turtles’ origins, the ultimate aim was to
facilitate species reintroduction into their natural habitat and contribute
to the fight against the illegal wildlife trade in the region.
In addition, the project participates in a number of collaborative
projects on the golden coin turtle with organisations around the world,
including the collection of blood samples from Muenster Zoo and
tissue transfer with The University of Texas.

學名
Scientific name Cuora trifasciata
概要 面臨絕種，金錢龜的數量一直急劇下降，速度令人震驚
Overview Facing extinction with the population declining at an alarming rate
保育狀況 極度瀕危
IUCN status Critically Endangered
估計數量 不確定
Population Uncertain
主要威脅 非法捕獵和走私，尤其是在香港的非法貿易
Threats Illegal trapping and smuggling, especially in Hong Kong

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