The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) in Sanibel, is looking after a mama softshell turtle, after she was hit by a car. "Softshells are a freshwater species found in many ponds, lakes ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance welcomed a rare and endangered turtle species that took more than two decades to breed! This summer, wildlife team members were elated ...

A fisherman in Apayao caught a rare Cantor’s giant softshell turtle in the Apayao River and handed it over to local authorities for care, officials said. The turtle, a critically endangered freshwater ...

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 ...

Indiana DNR shares how to help native Indiana turtles cross the road safely and why they don't make good pets.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known ...