Land use modification, climate drying, and invasive species threaten the oblong turtle (Chelodina oblonga), a freshwater species endemic to south-western Australia. The extent of impact of these stressors on C. oblonga is not known but likely includes increased wildlife-vehicle incidents and predation, and reduced availability and quality of nesting and aquatic habitat. Anthony Santoro is a Ph.D. candidate at Murdoch University, Western Australia. His research focusses on the oblong turtle. He started his research career with a first-class Honours in Environmental Science,…