In 2018 Texas Parks and Wildlife issued a total ban on commercial hunting of the spiny softshell and three other turtle species. Today the reptiles are thriving across the state’s rivers, lakes ...

The death of the last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle has pushed scientists to search for wild specimens in China and Vietnam. By Jason Bittel. May 1, 2019 ...

Name: Cantor's giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) Where it lives: Rivers in South and Southeast Asia What it eats: Fish, crustaceans, mollusks, frogs, insects, birds, small mammals ...

While Vermont wildlife officials continue their work to protect the population of spiny softshell turtles, there’s a new concern if climate change is impacting the threatened species.

Staff at a conservation group captured the birth of 15 Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings. The rare species, found only in Myanmar, is one of the world's most endangered freshwater turtles.