People's Choice award

Turkey Turtle

for the Bellinger River Saw-Shelled Turtle

Critically Endangered

By Alice, age 10

I chose to make an artwork with the Bellinger River Snapping Turtle because it was the one that stood out to me because it was purple, my favourite colour. I included Turkey Tail Fungus on a log so that my turtle would have some company. The turtle is living near a forest. Turtle likes to sit and read the Turkey Tails stories he has made up. It’s important to save the Bellinger River snapping turtle because more than 90% of them died because of a virus. I live near Taronga Zoo which is working hard to help them and I think you should help them too.

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