State to Buy 7.5K Acres of Wetland Along Hatchie River

The area is home to fish, mussels, birds, deer, otters, beavers, and turtles.


A snapping turtle in West Tennessee’s Hatchie River, which is home to 250 species of birds and more than 100 species of fish. (Photo: Rob Colvin/Tennessee Lookout)

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