Jul 20
A turtle that once filled Amazon markets and dinner tables is now sliding toward extinction. The six-tubercled Amazon river turtle has lost more than half its population in just three generations, and Brazil has finally admitted it. This is not a hypothetical warning. It is an official, government-confirmed collapse, and the causes are entirely human-made. Here is its full story and what happens next. https://exotastic.earth/six-tubercle-amazon-river-turtle/ 🐢🌊 #AmazonRiverTurtle #PodocnemisSextuberculata #EndangeredSpecies #AmazonConservation #FreshwaterTurtles #WildlifeTrafficking #BrazilWildlife #TurtleConservation #ExotasticEarth #ProtectTheAmazon
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