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The Rarest Turtle on Earth: How a Giant Vanished from a Famous River System

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 ...
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Meet the Yangtze giant softshell turtle: 100-year-old species on the brink with only 2 survivors

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 ...
The Phnom Penh Post

Turtle power: Critically endangered reptiles hatch along Mekong

A total of 257 critically endangered Cantor’s giant softshell turtles successfully hatched on sandbanks along Cambodia’s Mekong River, with officials ...
Science Daily

First-ever report of nesting of incredibly rare and endangered giant turtle

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. Knowledge from local communities has ...
Xinhuanet

Cambodia sees 297 rare turtle hatchlings in 2026 breeding season

At least 297 rare turtles in two species had hatched from their nests in Cambodia during the 2026 breeding season, said a news release from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia on Monday.
IFLScience

First-Ever Evidence Of Rare, Bizarre-Looking Giant Turtle Nesting And Breeding

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
Phys.org

Newly discovered fossil of giant turtle is named after Stephen King novel character

An international research team led by Dr. Gabriel S. Ferreira from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen has described a new species of giant ...
EurekAlert!

First-ever report of Nesting of incredibly rare and endangered giant turtle

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 ...