Portrait

Kevin Enge, left, FWC, and Travis Thomas, UF, right, pose while holding a large male Suwannee alligator snapping turtle with their boat and Suwannee River in the background. This is the 15th year the two men have been trapping and monitoring the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle to conserve and protect them.

Photo By/Credit

Date Shot/Created

Circa 2024

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Kevin Enge, left, FWC, and Travis Thomas, UF, right, pose while holding a large male Suwannee alligator snapping turtle. This is the 15th year the two men have been trapping and monitoring the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle to conserve and protect them.

Partner(s)

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

University of Florida

Facility

Florida Ecological Services Office

Ecosystem

River/stream

Species

Macrochelys suwanniensis

Subject tags

At-risk species

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