A dogwalker spotted the turtle last week in a northwestern English pond called Urswick Tarn, about 5,000 miles from its native habitat in the South.
A rare sighting in Cumbria, England, as a 'dinosaur-like' alligator snapping turtle named 'Fluffy' was found far from its ...
On this day one year ago, February 10, 2024, an international animal rights charity said that an alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbria ...
Habitat degradation, historical overharvest and ongoing capture have caused significant population declines in the once-abundant turtle. Early in the 20th century, alligator snapping turtles were ...