The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now on the brink of extinction. On Sunday, a dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 cm. long and weighing ...

What does one man do when a softshell turtle invades his koi pond? Watch the fascinating video as he guides the turtle back ...

Recently, Ben mentioned to me that when he was ten years old, he had a pet softshell turtle named Herkimer. It sounded like an interesting story so I decided to interview him about his unusual pet.

An imagined scene from the end of the Cretaceous Period, more than 66 million years ago, has the newly identified softshell turtle Hutchemys walkerorum dwelling alongside iconic species from the ...

Scientists have developed and validated a DNA test kit to help detect the critically endangered Yangtze softshell turtle, a species on the very cusp of extinction. The environmental DNA ...

One of the world’s largest and least studied freshwater turtles has been found in Cambodia’s Mekong River, raising hopes that the threatened species can be saved from extinction.

One of the bred juvenile soft shell turtles released as part of the program. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

musk turtles and odd-looking but lovable softshell turtles. Another 32 non-U.S. turtles also received trade protections. “If turtles could celebrate, there’d be swamp parties all over the southeastern ...

In April 2021, when the Vennaru River, a tributary of the Cauvery, was at its ebb under the summer sun, a team of researchers searched the waters for the Cantor's giant softshell turtle (Pelochely ...