The Pearl River Map Turtle was discovered by researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2010 and was officially inducted into the “endangered species” category by the U.S. Fish ...

The Pearl River Map Turtle was discovered by researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2010 and was officially inducted into the “endangered species” category by the U.S. Fish ...

Pearl River map turtles are beautifully patterned freshwater turtles that are endemic to the Pearl River in Mississippi and Louisiana. These turtles depend on the river’s flowing freshwater to find ...

The Pearl River map turtle, which lives nowhere in the world except along the Pearl River in Louisiana and Mississippi, has now secured federal protections.

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The Pearl River Map Turtle recently qualified as an endangered species. The species is native to the MS Pearl River.