A #Turtle with a Permanent Smile was Brought Back from #Extinction | by @RachelNuwer & @nytimes
“If we didn’t intervene when we did," WCS's Steven G. Platt tells the paper of the Burmese roofed turtle, "this turtle would have just been gone.”
nytimes.com/2020/09/03/sci…
“If we didn’t intervene when we did," WCS's Steven G. Platt tells the paper of the Burmese roofed turtle, "this turtle would have just been gone.”
nytimes.com/2020/09/03/sci…
By the mid-20th century, threats like overfishing and overharvesting of eggs had driven the species to the brink. 
The recovery effort, led by @WCSMyanmar, @TurtleSurvival and Myanmar Forest Department, involves:
👉Monitoring nesting sites
👉Collecting and incubating eggs
👉Head starting hatchlings to give them the best chance of success.
👉Monitoring nesting sites
👉Collecting and incubating eggs
👉Head starting hatchlings to give them the best chance of success.
Today, there are roughly 1,000 turtles at 3 facilities in #Myanmar.
While the species is no longer in danger of complete extinction, Platt cautions that unsustainable fishing practices remain a problem.
While the species is no longer in danger of complete extinction, Platt cautions that unsustainable fishing practices remain a problem.
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