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

The Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) was first described in
2014. The species is thought to occur in blackwater and spring-fed streams of sufficient size …

Western alligator snapping turtles, Macrochelys temminckii, have experienced population
declines throughout most of their distribution. The present study is the first to systematically …

Kentucky falls within the northern periphery of the range of Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator
Snapping Turtle). To better understand the status and distribution of this species, we …

Macrochelys suwanniensis is a newly described species endemic to the Suwannee River
drainage in the southeastern United States. We conducted a study of M. suwanniensis in 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 …

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 …

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

ABSTRACT A mark-recapture project on Macrochelys temminckii was conducted between
1997 and 2000 at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Muskogee and Sequoyah counties …