North American turtles becoming endemic in South Baden, possibly posing a threat to ecosystems

Non-native turtles are reproducing independently in the wild in Germany. Environmental researcher Benno Tietz and biologist Dr. Johannes Penner of the University of Freiburg, along with Dr. Melita Vamberger of the Senckenberg Natural History Collection in Dresden, have now for the first time demonstrated that three species which originated from North America are reproducing naturally.