In Photos: BMC Ecology Image Competition Winners

Winner: Giant South American turtle (Podocnemis expansa) by Ana Carolina Lima/Univeristy of Aveiro, Portugal

Also known as the tartaruga-da-amazônia, it is the largest of the side-neck turtles. This picture was taken in one of the most important areas of conservation for this species: the Cantão State Park, in Tocantins, Brazil.

Photo: Ana Carolina Lima​/Univeristy of Aveiro/BMC Ecology Image Competition 2017