National | CHUBU CONNECTION Dec 13, 2013

Nagakute turns on rogue pond turtles

The rampant rise of red-eared terrapins is posing an ecological threat in a park in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture. The turtles have been rapidly breeding in a popular pond in Irigaike Park since being abandoned by their owners. The 38,000-sq.-meter pond, originally used for agriculture, used to ...