Have you spotted a sick, abnormal or dead freshwater turtle? We've launched a new, easy way to report sightings, which can help biologists and researchers learn more about freshwater turtles affected by a fatal disease caused by a virus called Turtle fraservirus 1 (TFV1). You can find the new online reporting form  through our website  as well as  learn more about TFV1 . Species affected include Florida softshells ( Apalone ferox ), smooth softshells ( Apalone mutica ), spiny softshells ( Apalone spinifera ), and yellow-bellied sliders ( Trachemys scripta scripta ).

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