Hawkesbury research shows eco importance of turtles

Updated July 6 2020 - 5:23pm, first published July 2 2020 - 4:16pm
A Murray Short-Necked Turtle hatchling. Picture: Ricky Spencer
A Murray Short-Necked Turtle hatchling. Picture: Ricky Spencer

The essential role turtles and tortoises play in the world's ecosystems can not be underestimated, according to an international study co-authored by Western Sydney University associate professor Ricky Spencer.