Drought hampers rescue of endangered Amazonian turtles
epa11111621 An inhabitant of the riverside communities observes a turtle after its release into the wild, in the Parque Nacional do Jau, some 195 kilometers from Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon, Brazil, 27 January 2024 (Issued 28 January 2024). The historic drought that the Amazon has been suffering since September 2023 made it difficult to rescue the endangered turtle eggs in the world's largest rainforest, but did not prevent activists fighting to save the species in Brazil from commemorating the release of 800 chelonian hatchlings this weekend. EPA/Raphael Alves
