Graduate student Elyse Ellsworth is spending the Spring 2019 semester studying the ecology of the critically endangered Central American River Turtle, or Hicatee (Dermatemys mawii) in Belize. The Hicatee are unique among turtles, as they are the only surviving member of the family Dermatemydidae. They are found in rivers, ponds, and wetlands throughout portions of southern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala; however, there...