Boondal Wetlands is a lovely little oasis of mangroves, eucalypt forest and swampy melaleuca woodland located within Brisbane’s leafy suburbs.

Boondal Wetlands is a lovely little oasis of mangroves, eucalypt forest and swampy melaleuca woodland located within Brisbane’s leafy suburbs.

A Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) tastes the air in Singapore’s wetlands.

A Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) tastes the air in Singapore’s wetlands.

Red-eared Terrapin/Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore. Through reintroduction as unwanted pets, these freshwater turtles have become a real problem as an invasive species in most waterways throughout the city.

Red-eared Terrapin/Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore. Through reintroduction as unwanted pets, these freshwater turtles have become a real problem as an invasive species in most waterways throughout the city.