The Kampung Gol Giant Softshell Turtle Conservation Centre currently houses several species of giant softshell turtles, including the Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii). Arif Ahmad or ...

Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known individuals, though the exact number remains uncertain due to ongoing ...

JERANTUT: Over five decades ago, five to six female giant softshell turtles could be seen laying eggs daily - during the height of the nesting season in March and April - on the sandy banks of Sungai ...

The last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died in April of unknown causes, leaving only two males as the final known living members of a species that has for years been teetering on the ...

Endangered species: An Asian giant softshell turtle being resettled at the Kampung Gol Giant Softshell Turtle Conservation Centre. — Bernama JERANTUT: Over five decades ago, five to six female giant ...

Sometimes, our current mass extinction crisis can be represented by the loss of a single individual. On April 21, locals spotted a 93-kilogram (205-pound) body in the waters of Dong Mo Lake in ...

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 ...

An endangered Hoan Kiem Turtle, among the last of its kind in the world, has died at a Hanoi lake. Phung Huy Vinh, head of the economic department of Son Tay Town, said a member of a non-profit turtle ...

Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation ...