Conservation efforts are proving successful for a group of endangered turtles. BELLINGER RIVER SNAPPING turtles have been seen mating in their new home at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, giving hope to ...

The critically-endangered Bellinger River snapping turtle is showing early signs of breeding in captivity, according to keepers at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. The turtles, which are found in a single body ...

More than a dozen healthy Bellinger River Snapping Turtles have been set aside for a captive breeding program, as the species faces extinction. A mystery virus has swept through more than 90 percent ...

The hatchlings will soon be released into the wild. Taronga Zoo have had an incredibly successful year of breeding for the critically endangered Bellinger River snapping turtle, with a total of 35 ...

Bellinger River snapping turtles from the captive breeding program at Taronga Zoo have been returned to their true home.

TURTLES for captive breeding have been collected from the Bellinger River after the recent unexplained deaths of Bellinger River snapping turtles. Since February, the turtles have been devastated by ...

A RARE local species of turtles – famous for its ability to breathe through its backside – is now critically endangered, according to new research. James Cook University researcher Jason Schaffer has ...