Once found in a broad range of equatorial Africa, this species is now only known to be found in the White Nile river. Heavy fishing in this area results in this species being caught in bycatch and consumed locally. The knowledge we now have of a persisting population of Nubian Flapshell Turtles in northern Uganda is all-important to better strategizing conservation actions for this near-extinct species, yet we know nothing of its distribution nor population size, and the local communities are not at all aware of the biodiversity value of this species. What we do, however, know, is that the local population suffers from overfishing, as it is captured by local fishermen both for subsistence and, more worryingly, selling to the Chinese expat community. Habitat loss seems to be the least important threat factor, as the area is quite remote and not yet severely altered by development initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3072,"template":"","endangered_status":[49],"region":[80],"species_category":[],"threat_category":[],"class_list":["post-3046","species","type-species","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","endangered_status-critically-endangered","region-uganda"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n