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 ...
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 ...
KPBS

Rare turtles born at San Diego Zoo took their sweet time

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance researchers are celebrating their first successful breeding of an endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle. The hatchlings are the product of a reproductive ...
Mongabay

Spotted softshell turtle release boosts reptile conservation in Vietnam

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 ...
Business Insider

First ever video captures the adorable birth of critically endangered Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings

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Wild Turtle Week offers education, ideas to protect Iowa’s native species

Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation ...