Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle news

Heya'll. I have a recent article here, and its an interesting and in-depth read:

https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/chasing-the-worlds-rarest-turtle

 

Thats a pretty big lake. Still you would think there would be a way to capture it

 

It is a big lake. Personally, I hope they can catch it, though I don't know if they could...

 

An Upcoming Episode or Extinct or Alive with Forrest Gallante will be searching to see if there are more Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtles are out there in the wild and provide a suitor to last remaining male in captivity.

 

Here’s an episode of the Yangtze River Giant Softshell Turtle and had a confirmed sighting of one.

The Hidden Turtle of Vietnam | Extinct or Alive

 

Cannot read this US penned doc, so care to advise how, where this new sighting !?...

 

It’s in Hanoi, Vietnam in a place called Dong Mo Lake and there’s even E-dna, Environmental DNA in the water with results of the turtle living in this lake must of been from last year.

 

Did some checking mid 2018 environmental DNA confirmed presence 4th individual. Early this year the only F in Suzhou Zoo died, leaving 3 MM alive and spp functionally extinct.

 

i have not seen the epiosode.but i saw a clip on his instagram. it is oudouted a big turtel
i allso found a smal terrapin in the lake. he was working withe asian turtel coservation network

 

Based on genetic testing at the end of the episode, the small terrapin turned out to be the common Chinese Softshell Turtle.

 

This TV video is definitely old school 2018 news item and certainly not hot of the press!!!!

I Will only really get excited if and A a good population in situ is rediscovered and/or a few good females of the species. At the moment It seems highly unlikely

 

I think for this species to survive in the short term, they need not only to find a female (which is not an absurd proposition in my opinion) but a female in Vietnam. I think the likelihood of cooperation between Vietnam and China to be zero.

 

Latest update :

Killing gods: The last hope for the world’s rarest reptile

 

I was under the impression that the Vietnamese animals were also known to be male?

 

Some excellent news - a female Yangtze giant softshell turtle has been found in the wild in Dong Mo Lake, Vietnam.

More information can be found in the link below:
Genetic Results Confirmed A Female Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle

 

Awesome news ! Thanks for sharing ! Can't believe it....Amazing

 

@Kifaru Bwana

 

Great news. Hopefully males can be found in Vietnam because I don’t like the chances of coperation between Vietnam and China.

 

Its quite possible both can put aside issues for the sake of this species