Yellow-bellied slider (Trachyemys scripta scripta), a non-native turtle (terrapin) species of reptile in the Basingstoke Canal, UK. Abandoned pet.

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This non-native reptile is probably an abandoned unwanted pet. Unfortunately, abandonment of pets can cause many problems, such as passing diseases to native wildlife, or using up resources that are required by native species and out-competing them. Also, abandoned pets may not be able to survive in the wild.

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Location: Pirbright Lock, Brookwood, Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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