Even an international environmental organization like CITES. with more than 100 member nations and ample resources, has only taken its first steps toward protecting Asian turtle species by collecting basic information about how many species of Asian chelonians exist and the general situation regarding their use.
就連有一百多個會員國、資源最豐富的國際保育組織「華盛頓公約組織」，都只能由收集「亞洲有多少種烏龜、被利用的情形如何」等基本資料，來展開保育亞洲龜族的第一步。