We conducted a mark-recapture study of Alligator Snapping Turtles, Macrochelys
temminckii, on Salado Creek (Independence Co., Arkansas) during 10 trapping seasons …

High harvest rates during the 1900s led to declines of Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator
Snapping Turtle) throughout much of its range. Recent research to determine the status of …

Following perturbations like commercial harvests, turtles are susceptible to population
declines because of life history characteristics such as long generation times, low …

Abstract Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle) was petitioned for federal listing
as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2012 as a result of population declines …

We trapped 4 large alluvial rivers (Ochlockonee, Apalachicola, Choctawhatchee, and
Escambia), 10 of their tributaries, and 22 other streams during 2014–2018 to determine the …

Historic commercial collecting of the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
appears to have severely reduced populations throughout much of its range. In this study …

Six sites that were sampled for alligator snapping turtles in 1993–1994 were resampled in
2009 at the same locations where previous researchers trapped. Significantly fewer alligator …

Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle) has experienced historical harvesting
pressures that impact a number of current populations. Filling distribution gaps and …

Habitat loss through urbanization is an important threat to many wildlife species. While some
species thrive in suboptimal urbanized conditions, many species appear to be incapable of …

Freshwater megafauna populations, which are declining worldwide, are well known but
often overlooked and understudied compared with marine and terrestrial megafauna. One …