Rare turtle spotted in the Rio Grande
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 09:12
in Biology & Nature
This Valentine's Day (14 February) a team of young Belizean conservationists came across the Critically Endangered Hicatee, otherwise known as the Central American river turtle (Dermatemys mawii). For many of the team, this was the first time that they had seen this rare turtle – and it was the first time that one had been encountered in Rio Grande.