New Scientist

Australia's unusual western swamp turtle is an oddity under threat

The western swamp turtle, an Australian species that occasionally wears a coat of algae, is one of many evolutionarily unique animals facing a disproportionately high threat from human activity, ...
The New York Times

Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place?

An experiment to preserve the western swamp tortoise is the latest flash point in a debate over how far humans should go to protect nature as the world warms. By Yan Zhuang Photographs by Matthew ...
WNCT

Critically endangered western swamp tortoise hatchlings born at Perth Zoo

An Australian zoo has welcomed the arrival of several critically endangered western swamp tortoise hatchlings. Experts at Perth Zoo have been monitoring a batch of western swamp tortoise eggs for the ...
insider.si.edu

Freshwater turtles of Australia / John Cann, Ross Sadlier

Foreword -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Australian freshwater turtles and Aboriginal culture -- Long-neck turtles : Genus Chelodina Fitzinger, 1826 -- Snapping turtles : Genus Elseya Gray, ...
WNCT

Critically Endangered Western Swamp Tortoise Hatchlings Born at Perth Zoo

Critically Endangered Western Swamp Tortoise Hatchlings Born at Perth Zoo An Australian zoo has welcomed the arrival of several critically endangered western swamp tortoise hatchlings. Experts at ...