![]() ![]() ![]() "Once we know the sex of the animals in Vietnam, we can make a clear plan on the next steps, hopefully we have a male a female, in which case breeding and recovery of the species becomes a real possibility," Timothy McCormack, Program Director of the ATP/IMC, said in the statement. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also known as the Red River giant softshell turtle, the Shanghai softshell turtle, the speckled softshell turtle, and Swinhoes softshell turtle, is an extremely rare species of turtle in the family Trionychidae.It may be the largest living freshwater turtle in the world. They are now aiming to catch both in the spring, as water levels drop, and identify their sexes. The team has also detected environmental DNA (eDNA) traces, primarily made up of old skin cells left behind in the water, in the nearby Xuan Khanh lake, suggesting the presence of another individual. The Yangtze giant softshell turtles thrive in muddy water and can weigh up to 90 kg (200 pounds) One of the world's rarest turtles, a Yangtze giant softshell, has died. Observers have also spotted another potential Swinhoe's softshell turtle in Dong Mo Lake, which the researchers believe could be another male due to its larger size. Update on Rafetus and proposed trapping at Dong Mo Lake, Vietnam, in 2020 Despite the current crisis, staff of the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo Myanmar Conservation (IMC) are still working hard to conserve and protect tortoises and freshwater turtles in Vietnam. The hope is that the new female, which continues to be monitored at Dong Mo Lake, will successfully reproduce with the male or at least be able to survive the artificial insemination procedure that killed her predecessor. In Photos: Awe-Inspiring Desert Tortoises of the American West ![]() The most endangered species on the planet ![]()
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