Relocation of endangered Chinese turtle may save species

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Conservationists hoping to save the Yangtze giant softshell turtle from extinction are hoping that this female (basking beside the waters edge) will mate with the only known male of the species (in the water). Credit: Gerald KuchlingTSA
Conservationists hoping to save the Yangtze giant softshell turtle from extinction are hoping that this female (basking beside the water's edge) will mate with the only known male of the species (in the water). Credit: Gerald Kuchling/TSA

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 Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA), working in conjunction with partners from two Chinese zoos and the China Zoo Society, recently paired two of them.


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