WBAL

Nest of endangered giant softshell turtle found in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Conservationists have found a nest of the endangered Asian giant softshell turtle on a Mekong River sandbar in northeastern Cambodia, while 115 new species of various other ...
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 ...
AOL

There are Only 2 of These Turtles Left in the Wild

When you think of endangered turtles, dogs likely don’t come to mind. But what if we told you one pup in particular is helping to save turtles? Tilia, an English Field Labrador, is using her amazing ...
Newsweek

Giant Turtle Revealed in ‘Remarkable’ 57-Million-Year-Old Fossils

Paleontologists have uncovered fossils of a giant turtle species with some striking features, such as its shape, that lived tens of millions of years ago in South America. The research team found the ...
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 ...
IFLScience

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

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EurekAlert!

Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle (IMAGE)

Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) taken along the Chandragiri river in Kerala, India. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...
Mongabay

The slow demise of turtles and tortoises

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Turtles and tortoises have outlived dinosaurs, endured ice ages, and ...
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 ...