Before his death two years ago this month, "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin and his father discovered a unique turtle species that, as Irwin said, can "breathe through its bum."
Researchers are now racing to save the rare and unusual turtle, Elseya irwini, which appears to be dying out as a result of human activities, according to scientists at James Cook Unviersity in Queensland, Australia.
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what human activities???
Here's what the article says about the “human activities”:
'As if the turtle doesn't face enough hardships already, proposals are now
on tap to build a dam at the site, which could wipe out the species.
'The Queensland Government has already drafted an environmental impact
report that identifies the turtle as being “of high conservation
significance.” The report further mentions that the dam “would compromise
the reproduction and survival of the species,” due to the destruction of
sandbars used for egg-laying.'