Meet the Yangtze giant softshell turtle: 100-year-old species on the brink with only 2 survivors

An ancient species, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle, faces extinction with only two known wild survivors. Habitat loss, ...

This 100-year-old turtle species is so rare that only two are left in the wild

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), just two turtles are known to live in Vietnam and one in captivity in China, all over 100 years old.
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Scientists are breeding rare and endangered animals in China’s longest river

WUHAN, China (AP) — A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan as scientists find ways to protect and breed the rare mammals in ...