Former Sul Ross Zoologist Helps Rediscover Turtle Thought to Be Extinct
July 03, 2024
July 03, 2024
ALPINE, Texas, July 3 (TNSres) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news:
Dr. Steven G. Platt, a former professor of Biology at Sul Ross State University, published an extensive study of a rare turtle in Myanmar in May.
The Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata) was once widespread and abundant in Myanmar. By the late 1990s the species was considered extinct until it was "rediscovered" during the early 2000s. The investigation relied heavily o . . .
Dr. Steven G. Platt, a former professor of Biology at Sul Ross State University, published an extensive study of a rare turtle in Myanmar in May.
The Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata) was once widespread and abundant in Myanmar. By the late 1990s the species was considered extinct until it was "rediscovered" during the early 2000s. The investigation relied heavily o . . .