Considered a delicacy in China and Vietnam, the spotted softshell turtle faces threats from overconsumption and habitat loss. Conservationists have initiated breeding programs in Vietnam to recover ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY — A baby Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) was reportedly caught Saturday evening, March 21, in Barangay Imelda, Sta. Marcela, Apayao, the Department of Environment and ...

LOWELL — A potentially invasive species of turtle was found in Lowell last week near the confluence of the Merrimack and Concord rivers, raising concerns over the possible impacts to turtles native to ...

An animal rescue organization in Ireland is urging the public to not adopt turtles and other exotic pets unless they can properly care for them after a Chinese soft-shell turtle was found abandoned.

In early May, a little-known nonprofit offered a reward unprecedented in China’s conservation circles: 100,000 yuan ($14,000) for a single photo or video of the Yangtze giant softshell, a species so ...

You can catch cholera from drinking contaminated water. You can catch it from raw or undercooked shellfish. And you can catch it from soft-shell turtles. That's the finding of a study published this ...

Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

Conservationists have initiated breeding programs in Vietnam to recover spotted softshell turtle populations threatened by overconsumption and habitat loss. Based on a literature study, field surveys ...