12 December 2006

All but Ageless, Turtles Face Their Greatest Threat: Man
New York Times

Photos: Imke Lass for The New York Times, at the University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Lab


From top, a leopard tortoise, a South African land-based species and a common pet. Center, a New Guinea snakeneck turtle, a carnivorous species found in the river system in the southern part of the country. Above, a big-headed turtle, native to mountain streams in Southern China and related to North American snapping turtles.

nytimes.com/2006/12/12/s...e/12turt.html

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