Two historical events occurred last month that can be considered global tragedies. The first was the loss of the last known female Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle following an artificial insemination ...

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...

Scientists from Conservation International have successfully hatched a clutch of eggs from one of the world’s most endangered turtle species. The mother, an 11-kilogram (24.2-pound) female Cantor’s ...

Up close, the spiny softshell turtle looks a little like a leather pancake, but few people get that kind of glimpse. In most sightings, they likely resemble an alligator, with only a long nose and ...

An ancient species that has endured for over a century now faces imminent extinction. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle, regarded as the largest freshwater turtle on Earth, has only two known ...

If you were crossing the U.S. 98 Causeway over Mobile Bay yesterday afternoon, you might have caught sight of a man, tall and bearded, running down the side of the highway carrying a giant turtle. I ...

Asia’s Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is perhaps one of the world’s rarest turtle species. Before this week, there were only four confirmed specimens in existence today. Sadly, one ...

Aquatic turtles, like the snapping and painted, can be spotted almost daily from late winter through the following late fall at and in waters across Pennsylvania. Other species are much more common ...

In the waters of the Yunnan Province of China, a team of conservationists is hoping to find a turtle with some very valuable sperm. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is one of the most critically ...

An ancient species, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle, faces extinction with only two known wild survivors. Habitat loss, pollution, and failed breeding attempts have decimated this giant freshwater ...