Murray-­Darling Basin: Turtles ‘can’t deal with dead fish’

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EXPERTS say conditions in the Murray-­Darling Basin are increasing stress levels on already declining species of Murray River turtles, which fulfil an important ecological role as scavengers of dead fish. Western Sydney University (WSU) contributed to new Australian research into native turtle populations in the Murray River and some of its associated waterways. It found […]

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