Other Turtle Discussion :: World's Largest Freshwater Turtle Nearly Extinct

[devilduck]

Interesting article about another turtle species on the brink:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... gn=Content

[AlexisAwesome]

Aw man. He looks pretty cool to me.

[justatwinturbo]

That particular turtle, is in poor health. Unfortunately they will not let anyone take him to a zoo for treatment, because he is sacred to that lake. There are possibly more of these than we think, they're currently doing field studies to see of any others, even juveniles, are still out there

[AlexisAwesome]

That particular turtle, is in poor health. Unfortunately they will not let anyone take him to a zoo for treatment, because he is sacred to that lake. There are possibly more of these than we think, they're currently doing field studies to see of any others, even juveniles, are still out there

I want one

[ataraxiamb]

That particular turtle, is in poor health. Unfortunately they will not let anyone take him to a zoo for treatment, because he is sacred to that lake. There are possibly more of these than we think, they're currently doing field studies to see of any others, even juveniles, are still out there

I want one

He'd need his own aquatic apartment!