Saturday 12 April 2014

'Dinosaurs of the turtle world' at risk in Southeast U.S. rivers

Date:
April 10, 2014

Source:
University of Florida

Summary:
Conservation of coastal rivers of the northern Gulf of Mexico is vital to the survival of the alligator snapping turtle, including two recently discovered species, scientists say. A new study shows the alligator snapping turtle, the largest freshwater turtle in the Western Hemisphere and previously believed to be one species, is actually three separate species.


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