It is listed as endangered by the IUCN. The eastern spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) has been sighted across Pennsylvania, except for the northeastern corner of the state. It is a ...

Turtles of Pennsylvania: Maybe 14 species, at least 1 softshell Most species are in decline, but Pennsylvania is home to everything from the familiar snapping and box turtles to the little-known ...

PA Media/Ayushi Jain They are classified as ... Hatchlings were later released into the river. Cantor's giant softshell turtles live in freshwater, with individuals known to reach more than ...

“Ohio desperately needs limits on the number of snapping and softshell turtles trappers can take from ... Indiana and West Virginia prohibit all commercial collection of turtles, and Pennsylvania ...

I mentioned the skin that had been torn off the shell, and that's just what I meant, for this was a softshell turtle. Rather than the hard and tough shell on most turtles, made up of a series of ...

Credit: PA The first breeding population of an ... the nesting site of the “secretive” Cantor’s giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii). The turtle is native to the rivers of south ...