The reptile, a critically endangered swinhoe softshell turtle, occupies a key mythological role in Vietnam - in the past the turtle generally surfaced only rarely, with its sightings deemed as good ...

A softshell turtle that roamed North America alongside T.Rex and Triceratops 66.5 million years ago has been identified by scientists. Hutchemys walkerorum was described as a new species after ...

William Shockley and his teenage son are fishing for freshwater turtles the same way their family has done for four generations in south-central Florida: deploying about a mile of nylon line on four ...

The locals who spotted it contacted authorities. Experts issue warning after unexpected sighting of rare species: 'A serious problem' first appeared on The Cool Down.

An extremely rare species of turtle is facing extinction after the last-known female of its kind died at a zoo in southern China. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle, one of only four known to be left ...

THESE are the incredible scenes as scientists attempt to save the world's most-endagered turtle from extinction – by using artificial insemination on a 100-year-old potential mother-to-be. The ...

The animal, at Suzhou Zoo in southern China, was the last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle known to be remaining in the world ONE of world’s most endangered turtles has died in a Chinese ...

Vermont's native spiny softshell turtle population is bouncing back with new records set in 2025 thanks to conservation ...

Ayushi Jain is a conservation ecologist. 140 MILLION YEARS YOUNG: The Cantor’s giant softshell turtle, measuring a metre and 100 kgs, once existed from India to Borneo — conservationists are now ...

The last female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died in captivity aged 90, leaving just three of the species left TAKE a good, long look at the incredible creatures on this page – if things don’t ...

An “extinct” species of turtle is being reintroduced to the wild after a small population was found flourishing in a pond at an Indian temple. The black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) was ...