The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) in Sanibel, is looking after a mama softshell turtle, after she was hit by a car. "Softshells are a freshwater species found in many ponds, lakes ...

An animal rescue organization in Ireland is urging the public to not adopt turtles and other exotic pets unless they can properly care for them after a Chinese soft-shell turtle was found abandoned.

The last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died in April of unknown causes, leaving only two males as the final known living members of a species that has for years been teetering on the ...