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Rote Island, Indonesia. July 16, 2009. A villager wearing Rote Island's traditional hat (ti'i langga) posing for a photo in a background of Lake Peto in Maubesi village, after he participated in a ceremonial event to release the island's endemic snake-necked turtles (Chelodina mccordi) bred in captivity back to the lake, one of the species' suitable habitats. Villagers have made a consensus to help in conservation efforts to save the turtle species. Lake Peto, Maubesi village, Rote Ndao regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Rote Island, Indonesia. July 16, 2009. A villager wearing Rote Island's traditional hat (ti'i langga) posing for a photo in a background of Lake Peto in Maubesi village, after he participated in a ceremonial event to release the island's endemic snake-necked turtles (Chelodina mccordi) bred in captivity back to the lake, one of the species' suitable habitats. Villagers have made a consensus to help in conservation efforts to save the turtle species. Lake Peto, Maubesi village, Rote Ndao regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Stock Photo

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16 July 2009

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Maubesi, Rote Tengah, Rote Ndao, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

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Ten years later, in 2019, the government of East Nusa Tenggara province declared the establishment of Rote Island's Wetland Essential Ecosystem Area (KEE) as the habitat for the Rote Island snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi) that threatened by wildlife trade. Consists of three lakes in Rote Ndao (Peto, Lendoen and Ledulu), the KEE is seen by Turtle Survival Alliance as "an extremely important milestone for protecting the habitat of Chelodina mccordi." "It helps to ensure that this species will once again have a place to live freely in nature, ” said Cris Hagen, Director of Animal Management, Turtle Survival Alliance.

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