Ayushi Jain is a conservation ecologist. 140 MILLION YEARS YOUNG: The Cantor’s giant softshell turtle, measuring a metre and 100 kgs, once existed from India to Borneo — conservationists are now ...

A new species of turtle has been found in Betana Wetland at Belbari in Morang. A team of scientists has discovered that there are more than two dozen Black Softshell turtles listed as 'critically ...

ver 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 Tembeling ...

Guwahati: In a significant step towards protecting and conserving threatened freshwater turtles, Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), in collaboration with TSA Foundation India, ...

"Illegal dumping is a serious problem," according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. "It can threaten ...

MALKANGIRI: In a late-night operation near the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border, Motu Forest Range staff successfully rescued 470 softshell turtles and 69 dead ones from two fertiliser-laden vehicles. The ...

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 ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage. Scientists in London, Ont. have released a record number of eastern spiny softshell turtle hatchlings into the wild in the largest ...

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 ...

ON SATURDAY, the last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle, the largest species of freshwater turtle, died in Suzhou Zoo. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments: You might never have heard ...