Concerns raised at National Reptile Zoo as four turtles die in 48 hours

A pair of yellow-spotted river turtles, which are on the red list of threatened species, died within a day of being introduced to a crocodilian enclosure at the zoo towards the end of 2017.

Departmental inspectors raised concerns about the management of animals at the National Reptile Zoo after four rare Amazonian turtles died within 48 hours of their arrival at the Kilkenny attraction.