There are only three other Yangtze giant softshell turtles left.
By Kayla Epstein Kayla Epstein Embedded audience editor on the National desk Email Bio Follow April 15 at 11:21 AM She may have been their last hope, and now she is gone.
Before the female turtle died, there were only four known Yangtze giant soft-shell turtles left in the world, the New Yorker reported in December. Now, there are three. Two other turtles live in the wild in Vietnam, though their sex is unknown.Yangtze giant soft-shell turtles are the largest freshwater turtle species, weighing about 220 pounds. They have tiny, piglike snouts and large, smooth shells.
“The plight of Yangtze giant soft-shell, together with the plights of thousands of other declining and recently-extinct species, reminds us that we are living through a biodiversity and extinction crisis that requires bold and immediate action,” he said. The female turtle lived at the Suzhou Zoo with another of the last remaining Yangtze giant softshells, her male partner. They were introduced to each other in 2009, and her arrival at the zoo was greeted with immense fanfare and hope.
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