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One of the World’s Most Endangered Turtles Nearly Extinct With Fewer Than 10 Left in the Wild

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EcoWatch

Publication Date
2016-05-02

Cambodia’s Royal Turtle (Batagur affinis), also known as the Southern River Terrapin, is one of the world’s most endangered turtles and is now facing threats to its very survival due to habitat loss caused by increased sand dredging and illegal clearance of flooded forest.

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https://ecowatch.com/2016/05/02/cambodia-royal-turtle/