Turtle Talk with Scott Thomson- Taxonomist Extroadinaire‪!‬ Turtle Talk With Dr Ricky Spencer

In this podcast with chat with Scott Thomson who has help discover a number of Australian Freshwater turtles. Scott is a taxonomist and paleontologist and his passion has taken him around the world. He currently resides in Brazil. Scott is a member of the Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survial Commission. We talk about the importance of taxonomy for conservation, turtle bum breathing and the recent discovery of a Galapagos Tortoise thought extinct for over 100 years. You can reach Scott at scott.thomson321@gmail.com