Photo of the Week - Newly hatched bog turtle (4924259588)

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Photo of the Week - 08/24/2010 A newly hatched bog turtle in northern New Jersey with yolk sac still attached. Credit: Rosie Walunas/USFWS The bog turtle was federally listed as a threatened species in 1997. The greatest threats to the bog turtle are the loss, degradation, and fragmentation of its habitat from wetland alteration, development, pollution, invasive species, and natural vegetational succession. The species is also threatened by collection for illegal wildlife trade. To learn more about the threatened bog turtle, go here: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/njfieldoffice/Endangered/bogturtle.html. Date: 23 August 2010, 11:52:19. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/4924259588/. Author: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region. Permission(Reusing this file): At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail. Flickr sets Photo of the Week Reptiles & Amphibians 2011 Year of the Turtle Photos. Flickr pools Turtles & Tortoises Reptiles & Amphibians USA.gov - Official U.S. Government Photostreams USFWS On Flickr. Flickr tags bog turtle turtle reptile baby hatchling threatened usfws fish and wildlife service federally threatened conservation habitat new jersey nj Endangered Species ESA.