Many of these turtles are illegally killed for food or for the medical trade. Others are exported by poachers for the pet market or die due to habitat loss as their native range is replaced with palm oil plantations.
Chauna torquata Screamers are the “guard birds” of their habitats; their trumpet-like calls can carry for several miles, warning other birds of approaching danger….
Anisomorpha ferruginea These wingless insects use their shape and color as camouflage to hide from predators. The much smaller males are sometimes found riding…
Clemmys guttata The spotted turtle’s numbers are declining due to human encroachment on their habitat and over-collection for the pet trade. The Tulsa Zoo…