After three decades without a single sighting, 20 critically endangered red-crowned roofed turtles have been reintroduced to India's Ganga River system, according to India Today NE. The release marks ...
A species of turtle that was believed to have been extinct 20 years ago is making a comeback. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said in a press release this month that the Burmese roofed turtles ...
Dr. Steven G. Platt holds the shell of a Burmese Roofed Turtle, thought to have been extinct until recently. (Courtesy Photo) Dr. Steven G. Platt, a former professor of Biology at Sul Ross State ...
A recent conservation initiative is closely monitoring the return of 20 critically endangered red-crowned roofed turtles in India’s Ganga River, where the species was nearly wiped out, reports ...
A rare turtle thought to be extinct just over a decade ago appears to be making a startling comeback. About 60 Myanmar roofed turtles were released in the wild in the past few weeks, a high point in a ...
A performance of Moss Anthology#5 for Buglisi Dance Theatre (left). Ruby, an endangered Burmese roofed turtle who lives at a turtle sanctuary in New Jersey (right). Hisae Aihara/Martin Broen Get the ...