Mega nest of giant river turtles found

Drone survey identifies the largest nesting site in the world

- By Daniel Graham

SCIENTISTS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE WORLD'S largest known nesting site of endangered giant South American river turtles, with more than 41,000 recorded along the Guaporé River on the Brazil-Bolivia border. The findings, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, were made by the University of Florida and the Wildlife Conservation Society using drones and advanced statistical modelling.