Australian freshwater turtles are facing an alarming trend. Almost half of these species are listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. Despite its highly restricted range, many ...

With fleshy barbels like spiked piercings under its chin and an uncanny ability to breathe through its genitals, the Mary River turtle was thrust into the international spotlight overnight. This is ...

The Mary River (Moonaboola) in south-eastern Queensland is a sanctuary for several threatened and endangered freshwater species, such as the Australian lungfish and the Mary River turtle. But the area ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Mary River Turtle - with its green Mohican-style hair and ability to breathe through its genitals - is one of the world's most distinctive reptiles. It is also now ...

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 today’s special ...