Australia's ''Punk Turtle'' Risks Being Last Of The Mohicans
InShort:- The "punk turtle" ranked 29th on the Zoological Society of London's Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered list, triggering calls for its better protection.
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ALL RIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN here are with another fantastically sad and disrespectful News. The 'PUNK TURTLE' as the name suggests, the punk turtle is officially declared as an ENDANGERED SPECIES.
Once a popular pet in Australia, the exact population of the Mary River Turtle, known to biologists as Elusor macrurus, is unknown, the Zoological Society of London said. Its distinctive hairdo is actually algae that grow on its head.
Nearly 20 years later, John Cann, a Sydney-based turtle enthusiast, rediscovered the turtle in the Mary River in Queensland. It was classified as a new species.
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The turtle's habitat is not fully protected, Cann said, and the introduction of new fish species to the waterway also threatened juvenile turtles.
They survived in good numbers for millions of years," Cann said. "Then along came the pigs and foxes, and on top of the native predators and people - that's what has made them endangered."
So no joke, this is really a sad news that as we are is 21st century and we are still hearing news about species getting endangered. Let's just hope that scientist and researchers are getting some new magic done to protect these species so the future or upcoming generation would get to see and touch and feel them.
ALL THE BEST TO THE RESEARCH TEAM AND THE PUNK TURTLE.
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