Geoff, Polymita is protected by the Cuban law since 1943 and the recent
laws protect this genus and another animal species. Unfortunately the
incorrect aplication of the laws and the big necesities of local
conmunities impact on Polymita. Also the interest of the tourist
In Baracoa there is an ilegal trade mostly in La Farola road: 5-10
Polymita picta is about 1 USD. But many of collected specimens are sent
to Habana.
thanks, david
Geoff Macaulay, en respuesta a su mensaje del Mon, 6 Feb 2006:
> David,
> You indicate an illeagal trade in Polymita.
> Are Polymita and other land snails protected in Cuba?
> Regards
> Geoff
>
>
> >From: Beatriz Lauranzon Melendez <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Polymita
> >Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:04:28 -0500
> >
> >Hi coleagues, the Cuban malacologist on Eastern Cuba are studing Polymita
> >in this moment.
> >
> >The past year we finished a project supported by WWF about some
> >cuestions on ecology, distribution and the most importan topic: the
> >relationship between Polymita and the different use of land.
> >
> >The principal cuestions are:
> >
> >How the differents use of land impact on Polymita?
> >Where are located the populations?
> >What is the use of Polymita by the local communities?
> >What are the recent population densities of Polymitaïspecies in each
> >plant formation?
> >What are the menaces on Polymita?
> >Does coffe plantation support good Polymitaïs population?
> >
> >These and other cuestions are answered in the report.
> >
> >In this project we study differents populations of all Polymitaïspecies
> >for several year (last 10 years), even the never studed before P.
> >brochery. Tha data shown a general declination every year, even some
> >populations are dissapeared now, sorry, it is a fat. The last two year
> >were very dry. P. sulphurosa is known for 5 populations only so separated,
> >sorry, thatïs true.
> >
> >There is an ilegal trade by tourist that come to Cuba searching for
> >Polymita in Baracoa, it afect P. picta mostly. This species may live on
> >grassland and coconut plantation, appears in low densities on Rain forest.
> >We have gotten these data also working with The Field Museum of Chicago,
> >USA, on Rapid Biological Inventories.
> >
> >P. versicolor is used for local people to fish.
> >P. brochery is protected by its different natural form to another species
> >of this genus, the local people donït recognise this one into Polymita,
> >It lives on xeromorphic schrubs suportin hig temperature.
> >
> >Polymita in this moment is distributed on different Cuban Regions, not on
> >Eastern Cuba only like the people think commonly.
> >
> >This genus is distributed from Camaguey, Las Tunas, Holguin, Granma,
> >Santiago de Cuba until Guantanamo provinces, that is Sabana_Camaguey
> >Region, Central_Eastern Region and Eastern Region. Any way P. sulphurosa
> >is only in Sagua de Tanamo, Holguin and P. brochery is only in Maisi,
> >Guantanamo.
> >
> >The reality on Polymita is hard, sorry.
> >
> >There are many results during all these years, these are some ideas only.
> >I am very thanksfull to all people by their interest on this Cuban genus.
> >
> >Thanks in advance, sorry I have used the mail of my wife for this purpose.
> >
> >David Maceira
> >Malacologist
> >Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad. BIOECO.
> >Santiago de Cuba
> >Cuba
> >
> >
> >
> >Polymitas are only found on the Eastern end of Cuba,
> > > > Oriente Province
> >
> >
> > > The Cuban fauna is biogeographically neotropical, not nearctic, however,
> > >
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