Australian freshwater turtles are facing an alarming trend. Almost half of these species are listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) is ...

And while foxes remain a prime enemy of the Mary River turtle in southeast Queensland ... was rampant as turtles were a popular pet in Australia. About 15,000 were sent to shops every year ...

The critically endangered freshwater Mary River turtle and the white-throated snapping ... turtles and many other river systems, both in Australia and internationally. "That's what's really ...