The rare Pearl River Map Turtle, found only in Louisiana and Mississippi, now has a slow but steady plan from the federal government to save its species from decline.
Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator
Elise is an environmental reporter and Report for America corps member at the Louisiana Illuminator, focusing her coverage on water and its impacts throughout Louisiana and the Mississippi River Basin.
Louisiana Illuminator is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
