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Thanks to Tiaro — how this small Aussie town is saving the Mary River turtle - Australian Geographic
The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) is one of Australia’s largest freshwater turtles, weighing up to 8kg. You might know it as the bum-breathing punk turtle – it can stay underwater for days, extracting oxygen through its cloaca, and algae growing on its head can look like a mohawk. It’s also one of the most threatened. This species is found only in the Mary River in south-east Queensland, which empties into the sea near K’Gari/Fraser Island.
Saving the Mary River turtle: How the people of Tiaro rallied behind an iconic species
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 one of Australia's largest freshwater turtles, weighing up to 8kg. You might know it as the bum-breathing punk turtle—it can stay underwater for days, extracting oxygen through its cloaca, and algae growing on its head can look like a mohawk. It's also one of the most threatened.
Saving the Mary River turtle: how the people of Tiaro rallied behind an iconic species
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 one of Australia’s largest freshwater turtles, weighing up to 8kg. You might know it as the bum-breathing punk turtle – it can stay underwater for days, extracting oxygen through its cloaca, and algae growing on its head can look like a mohawk. It’s also one of the most threatened.
how the people of Tiaro rallied behind an iconic species
Australian freshwater turtles are facing an alarming trend. Almost half of these species are listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered[1]. The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) is one of Australia’s largest freshwater turtles, weighing up to 8kg. You might know it as the bum-breathing punk turtle[2] – it can stay underwater for days, extracting oxygen through its cloaca, and algae growing on its head can look like a mohawk. It’s also one of the most threatened[3].
Saving the endangered Mary River turtle: Enhancing conservation outcomes through community engagement
What has been achieved? The first research on the turtle's ecology was independent of the community and was undertaken by the Queensland State Government (Flakus, 2002). This work provided population data to inform an appropriate national listing and proposed key threats to population recovery (Australian Government, 2016; EPBC Act, 1999).
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