from the Wingham Chronicle
One endangered animal that is suffering greatly and moving closer to extinction because of drought and bushfires is the Manning River helmeted turtle.
Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner, alongside NSW government representatives, took to the field a few days before Christmas to survey populations of the endangered Manning River turtle.
The survey quickly turned into an emergency intervention when, due to drought and wildfire, dead animals were located, and many more needing to be rescued from a certain death.
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