NORTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) - Another generation of Lake Champlain locals is back in the water after a turtle release at North Hero State Park on Wednesday. ECHO staff, interns, volunteers and residents ...

Knowledge from local communities has resulted in the first-ever nesting evidence and discovery of a breeding population of an incredibly rare turtle in India. The Cantor's giant softshell turtle ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The rewilding of 50 captive-bred spotted softshell turtles has sparked hope among conservationists for the future of the rare and threatened ...

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 liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists have developed and validated a DNA test kit to help detect the critically endangered Yangtze softshell turtle, a species on the very ...

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 ...