Emydura macquarii

3 Macquarie Turtle at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

	Emydura macquarii	22 Apr 2022	wombey
	Chelodina longicollis	14 Apr 2022	Darren308

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A hatchling i snatched out of the Murrumbigee in the Bullen Range nr. A hatchling i snatched out of the Murrumbidgee in the Bullen Range NR. It looks a bit different to me. Could it be a Maquarie?

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BrianLR wrote:

19 Apr 2022

appears to be E. macquarii intrested to hear what others have to say

Darren308 wrote:

23 Apr 2022

Hey John, et al
This is probably offspring from a release?
C.longicollis is already under un natural pressure along the Murrumbidgee from foxes , pigs, Pacific Herons etc
Have a think if there are any managment implications for us. I suggest no direct control possible but some preventative awareness/educational type actions are possible. Today an Em tomorrow a Red eared Slider.......
Ill feed any recommendations up line too but please cc Darren.roso@act.gov.au
Thanks

wombey wrote:

23 Apr 2022

It seems an odd locality for this species. ANWC do have specimens from Lake Burrinjuck going back many years and I would not be surprised at releases clouding the issue. Good luck with this management problem!

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