Whereas for those other animal products the focus has been on smuggling and the total amount being consumed, for the shells of chelonians (turtles, tortoises and terrapins), the Council of Agriculture (the ROC agency in charge of ecological and conservation measures), conservation groups and even makers and dealers of Chinese medicines are most concerned with determining which species bore the shells being traded.
但過去眾人關注保育類動物產製品的焦點是「有否走私、用量多少」，至於龜板，主管生態保育的農委會與保育團體、甚至中藥商本身，最急於知道的卻是「它到底是哪一種烏龜的殼？」