Not long ago, I came across a turtle trying to cross a road. I always try to help turtles cross the street (traffic and road safety permitting) since they’re determined little creatures that often get ...

MONTPELIER — Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, and the department is looking for volunteers to help. Participants are asked ...

The creature paddling leisurely in the gin-clear water at Balmorhea State Park, in far West Texas, was the approximate size, shape, and color of a buttermilk flapjack. When I crouched along the grassy ...

A female Giant Yangtze Softshell Turtle, which died in 2023, in Hanoi in 2008.Courtesy of Tim McCormack—Asian Turtle Program A dark oblong creature drifted from the depths of Hanoi’s 1,400-hectare ...

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still possible for a species to dwindle, and dwindle enough so that only a few ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to a news release from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, the zoo welcomed 41 Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle hatchlings over the summer. SDZWA said that the zoo has become the first ...