Keystone species are those that exist in an ecosystem to keep it functioning at its healthiest levels possible. These animals may be predators or herbivores. They may be large or small. The ...

What these turtles do is considerably more complex than the phrase “breathing through their rear ends” suggests. They move water over specialized tissues packed with blood vessels, allowing dissolved ...

The Bangladesh Forest Department recently confiscated a large shipment of freshwater turtles from smugglers in the capital city. Experts say the consumer base for freshwater turtles is expanding in ...

A study in Science of the Total Environment has measured concentrations of PFAS—also known as forever chemicals—in Australian wildlife, following an analysis of freshwater turtle (Emydura macquarii ...

Australian freshwater turtles support healthy wetlands and rivers. Yet one in three turtle species is threatened with extinction. And there is still much we don't know about them. In a special issue ...

Turtles and tortoises (chelonians) are among the most threatened vertebrates worldwide, yet the factors determining their high extinction risk and their resilience to further challenges are not fully ...

Nocturnal basking has only recently been reported in wild freshwater turtles, but this study suggests that the behaviour is widespread and occurs in many species. Postdoctoral Researcher at La Trobe ...

Did you know SA is blessed with three different species of freshwater turtle? Find out which species can be found in our state, and why they are in fact environmental heroes in a half-shell. Turtles ...