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 south-east Queensland, the quirky species has faced historic threats from humans that have left their population close to extinction.

The critically endangered freshwater Mary River turtle and the white-throated snapping turtle, which are endemic to the Mary, Burnett, and Fitzroy rivers in Queensland, both nest in response to ...