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Found around the world in rivers, deserts, jungles, and our own backyards, it’s easy to assume tortoises and freshwater turtles will always be here. But the very traits that once helped them survive render them vulnerable to extinction today.
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Apalone ferox

Florida Softshell Turtle

Habitat:

• Wide variety of subtropical still and moving freshwater bodies, including lakes, ponds, reservoirs, swamps, marshes, creeks, spring runs, rivers, and river deltas

Threats:

• Habitat degradation and pollution
• Road mortality
• Collection for personal and commercial consumption
• Incidental drownings in fishing gear

Wild Population:

• Unknown
• Considered common to very common in most areas of its range
• Localized populations have been impacted by commercial exploitation

Conservation Efforts:

• Field surveys

Endangered Status:

Least Concern

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