The soft-shelled reptile is likely a victim of the illegal pet trade, said an animal expert. Read more at straitstimes.com.

India, Jan. 28 -- A total of 945 freshwater turtles belonging to seven species have been recorded during a survey along the ...

One of the world’s largest and least studied freshwater turtles has been found in Cambodia’s Mekong River, raising hopes that the threatened species can be saved from extinction.

The rewilding of 50 captive-bred spotted softshell turtles has sparked hope among conservationists for the future of the rare and threatened species in Vietnam, a country where softshell turtles are ...

Unregulated commercial collection of freshwater turtles in southern and midwestern states is depleting native turtle populations, including those of rare map turtle species that may already be at risk ...

Regular old turtles can live for at least a hundred years and they have a lot of neat evolutionary adaptations to help them survive. Jacqueline Litzgus, a professor of biology at Laurentian University ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — ...