OPB

After years of waiting, rare turtles have bred 41 hatchlings at the San Diego Zoo

Over the summer, staff at the zoo welcomed 41 hatchlings from the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle species, which is native to South Asia. It makes the zoo the first accredited organization in ...
CNN

These endangered turtles just hatched for the first time in North America

After over two decades of patiently waiting, endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtles finally bred at the San Diego Zoo. This marks the first time the species has been documented reproducing ...
Times of San Diego

Zoo Is First in North America to Breeds Endangered Indian Softshell Turtles

An Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle hatchling. Courtesy San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance The San Diego Zoo announced Monday that conservationists have succeeded in breeding the endangered Indian ...
KPBS

Rare turtles born at San Diego Zoo took their sweet time

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance researchers are celebrating their first successful breeding of an endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle. The hatchlings are the product of a reproductive ...
Business Insider

First ever video captures the adorable birth of critically endangered Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings

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Wild Turtle Week offers education, ideas to protect Iowa’s native species

Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation ...