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Experts issue warning after unexpected sighting of rare species: 'A serious problem'

The locals who spotted it contacted authorities. Experts issue warning after unexpected sighting of rare species: 'A serious problem' first appeared on The Cool Down.
People

Giant Softshell Turtle Facing Extinction After Last Known Female Dies

A dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 cm. long and weighing 93 kg. Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...
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Spiny softshell turtle sets population records in Vermont

Vermont's native spiny softshell turtle population is bouncing back with new records set in 2025 thanks to conservation ...
WGRZ

Eastern spiny softshell turtle officially spotted at Ellicott Creek Park for first time in 30 years

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry was excited to announce the spotting of a native turtle species possibly returning to its old habitats. On Tuesday, the parks department ...
Yahoo

San Diego Zoo welcomes 41 endangered turtle hatchlings

SAN DIEGO (AP) — It only took two decades, but a rare and endangered turtle species has finally bred at the San Diego Zoo. Zoo officials on Monday announced the arrival of 41 tiny Indian narrow-headed ...
CNN

These endangered turtles just hatched for the first time in North America

After over two decades of patiently waiting, endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtles finally bred at the San Diego Zoo. This marks the first time the species has been documented reproducing ...
OPB

After years of waiting, rare turtles have bred 41 hatchlings at the San Diego Zoo

Over the summer, staff at the zoo welcomed 41 hatchlings from the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle species, which is native to South Asia. It makes the zoo the first accredited organization in ...
AOL

Watch This Monster Turtle Invade a Man’s Pond and Gobble Up His Fish

What Kind of Turtle Is in the Video? In his pond, Zak notices his fish are acting strange. That’s when he discovers a softshell turtle has taken up residence. The reptile seems to have come from a ...
Science Daily

Newly identified softshell turtle lived alongside T. rex and Triceratops

Scientists describe the find of a new softshell turtle from the end of the Cretaceous Period. A newly described softshell turtle that lived in North Dakota 66.5 million years ago at the end of the ...
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Giant Softshell Turtle Facing Extinction After Last Known Female Dies

A dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 cm. long and weighing 93 kg. Visual China Group via Getty A Yangtze giant softshell turtle The Yangtze ...
FOX13 Memphis

41 endangered softshell turtle hatchlings welcomed at San Diego Zoo

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 ...
NPR

After years of waiting, rare turtles have bred 41 hatchlings at the San Diego Zoo

In a first for North America, an endangered species of turtles has bred at the San Diego Zoo. Over the summer, staff at the zoo welcomed 41 hatchlings from the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle ...