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Georgia ‘T-Rex of turtles’ added to U.S. threatened species list
Today, their biggest threats are accidental hooking from fishing and groundwater withdrawal decreasing flows in the Suwannee River. Over the years Enge and Thomas have probably caught more than 30 ...
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Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle Protected as Threatened
These large, prehistoric looking turtles live in their namesake Suwannee River basin in north Florida and south Georgia ... the turtles face threats from illegal harvest, fishing bycatch, nest ...