The Rarest Turtle on Earth: How a Giant Vanished from a Famous River System

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...
Forbes

Saving El Salvador’s Rare Hawksbill Turtles

Ever since Ani Henriquez saw sea turtles nesting on a beach in her home country of El Salvador, she's been working to help save Hawksbill turtles. Henriquez, Executive Director of Asociacion Procosta, ...
Miami Herald

‘Extremely rare’ albino turtle hatches in Canada. Then comes a second. See them

Two rare albino Blanding’s turtles have hatched at the offices of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, experts said. Jeffrey Eisen Unsplash Two “extremely rare” albino Blanding’s turtles have hatched in ...
Newsweek

Earth’s Rarest Sea Turtle Lays Eggs, ‘Has Never Happened in Modern Times’

The world's rarest sea turtle recently surprised scientists by laying eggs on a Texas beach. Approximately 45 Kemp's ridley sea turtle eggs were discovered on Magnolia Beach in Calhoun County, Texas, ...
Yahoo

'This is why we do what we do.' Rare turtles released in Dennis as federal funding sought

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the familiar scent of ocean air in their nostrils, and the surf's rolling rhythm in their ears, the turtles came out of their ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Once Thought to Be Plants, These Rare Fossils Are Actually Baby Turtles, Scientists Say

Two fossilized specimens, each less than 2.5 inches in length, were originally thought to be plants. Now, scientists say they are preserved hatchling turtles. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, ...
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One Of The World's Rarest Turtles Is Found On A North Carolina Island

Our planet is full of incredibly rare animals that could once be found in abundance, like the world's rarest insect, that is back after a shipwreck threatened its existence. But animals face numerous ...
The Advocate

Rare Louisiana map turtle secures new protections in hopes of keeping it from going extinct

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency has ...
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Zoo Knoxville joins worldwide shortlist of zoos to hatch rare turtle species

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville is celebrating the hatching of three critically-endangered turtles, becoming just the fourth Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoo in the world to ...
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 ...
MLive

Rare turtles focus of Michigan and Ohio wildlife officials under new federal grant

LANSING, MI – Michigan will take the lead to study the declining populations of Blanding’s and spotted turtles – rare species being considered for federal protections. The Michigan Department of ...
VOV.VN

Eight rare turtles handed over after being found on roadside in Vietnam

VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of Hoa My commune in Dak Lak province on January 14 announced it is seeking the lawful owner ...