Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known ...

Not long ago, I came across a turtle trying to cross a road. I always try to help turtles cross the street (traffic and road safety permitting) since they’re determined little creatures that often get ...

One of the four last known Yangtze giant softshell turtles has died. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The ...

If you were crossing the U.S. 98 Causeway over Mobile Bay yesterday afternoon, you might have caught sight of a man, tall and bearded, running down the side of the highway carrying a giant turtle. I ...

Box turtles, snapping turtles, wood turtles and others are on the move, in search of prime nesting spots to lay their eggs. They are appearing in unexpected locations, on roads, in backyards and ...

After the last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died at China’s Suzhou Zoo, leaving one captive male and a few in the wild, the species is now closer to extinction than ever before. But are ...