World's first capture of Manning River turtles for insurance population

Updated January 16 2020 - 6:09pm, first published 6:00pm
Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner and Dan Rumsey from the Australian Reptile Park have collected the first wild Manning River turtles for their insurance population. Photo courtesy Aussie Ark
Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner and Dan Rumsey from the Australian Reptile Park have collected the first wild Manning River turtles for their insurance population. Photo courtesy Aussie Ark

One endangered animal that is suffering greatly and moving closer to extinction because of drought and bushfires is the Manning River helmeted turtle.

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