Softshell Turtle News Today

Cantor's giant softshell turtle is native to the rivers of south Asia and is critically endangered.

All in a day’s work

When it comes to river health and the creatures who live in and along it, the Ohio’s muddy surface only tells part of the story.

The silent cry for Earth's stewardship echoed throughout 2022 during a number of international summits that had Climate Change as their central theme. That the Earth is heating, up to the point of becoming inhabitable is a geopolitical theme that the world has addressed over the years by throwing enough spotlight for urgent attention on the questions of climate change. The twenty-second year of the twenty-first century continued the trend of addressing climate change as a geo-economic deter...

And guess whose fault it is?

An invasive animal from China has been discovered in the Philippines. More invasive Chinese softshell turtles have been found in the country.

Learn about the plants and animals found in or near the Nile River, such as the Nile crocodile, papyrus, tigerfish, water hyacinth, and more.

From the blog of Julian Alper at The Times of Israel

Mumbai: Rare 13 kg freshwater turtle rescued from a drain in Mulund

Point Pelee National Park Turtles at Point Pelee Southwestern Ontario has the highest concentration and number of turtle species in Canada. Six of the eight turtle species native to Ontario can be found within Point Pelee National Park. Federally, all turtle species are designated as species at risk due to population declines as a result of road mortality, habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and nest predation. Did you know? Predation is a natural interaction, where the predator kills and...