If you liked this story, share it with other people. A traumatized turtle on its way to rehab. Photo credit: Dr. Sabine Schoppe, Katala Foundation. On Friday, June 19, Philippine authorities raided a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Chinese big-headed turtle hatches at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo in New York, in this undated handout ...

BOSTON – Two odd-looking Chinese soft-shelled marsh turtles raised for food in Asia have been seen south of Boston, and there's concern they could eventually threaten local ecosystems if they become ...

There are only four specimens of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle left on Earth—one in the wild and three in captivity. In order to save this species from extinction, conservation partners from the ...

The Chinese soft-shelled turtle looks like someone glued the snout of a pig onto the face of a fish, with the texture of a scrotum for good measure. But its bizarre appearance pales in comparison to ...

A team of biologists has published a paper revealing that when Chinese soft-shelled turtles mysteriously dunk their heads in puddles for up to 100 minutes a time, they are in fact urinating from their ...

(AP) -- Six Chinese fishermen accused of poaching endangered sea turtles were charged in a Philippine court Monday, part of efforts to protect threatened wildlife along the country's coastline.

TRAFFIC finds illegal trade in marine turtles in Behai has shrunk dramatically after concerted efforts by local authorities Behai used to be renowned for its role in the illegal trade in marine ...