Nubian Flapshell Turtle

Once found in a broad range of equatorial Africa, this species is now only known to be found in the White Nile river. Heavy fishing in this area results in this species being caught in bycatch and consumed locally. The knowledge we now have of a persisting population of Nubian Flapshell Turtles in northern Uganda […]

South Sudan | Uganda

Program South Sudan | Uganda Preserving the Last Known Populations of the Nubian Flapshell Turtle Turtle Survival Alliance partners with Luca Luiselli to preserve the last known populations of the Nubian Flapshell Turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans), and locate new ones, along the White Nile River in extreme northern Uganda and South Sudan. The Nubian Flapshell Turtle […]