, BREEDING FEATURES OF NOTHERN CHINESE SOFTSHELL TURTLE ON THE LOWER AMUR IN 2022 // BSU bulletin. Biology, geography. - 2022. №3. . - С. 21-32.

BREEDING FEATURES OF NOTHERN CHINESE SOFTSHELL TURTLE ON THE LOWER AMUR IN 2022

The research was supported by the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Amur Reserve” and the Amur branch of WWF. We express our express appreciation to a group of schoolchil- dren from the Innokentiev Secondary School, the members of Eco-Volunteers Club, who participated in the research on the northern Chinese softshell turtle.

DOI: 10.18101/2587-7143-2022-3-21-32 UDK: 598.1(571.6)

The article presents for the first time materials on the breeding of the red-listed northern Chinese softshell turtle in Khabarovsk Krai (near the village of Innokentievka, Nanai district) in 2022 during the period of elevated water levels in the Amur basin. The re- search covered almost the entire reproductive period — from June 6 to September 1. We have traced behavioral features and reproductive capabilities of mature females, found 55 clutches, 45 were under direct observation. The results of the research showed that the prob- lem of maintaining the numerical state of the rare endemic of the Amur River region is quite solvable due to strict control and timely digging of eggs from the nesting soil and moving them to higher places or using home incubators to avoid flooding. It was the first experience of incubation of the northern Chinese softshell turtle eggs. The research was carried out un- der the control of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources of Khabarovsk Krai.

ding. It was the first experience of incubation of the northern Chinese softshell turtle eggs. The research was carried out un- der the control of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources of Khabarovsk Krai. Keywords: