The Return of the Giant: Saving Cambodia’s Asian Softshell Turtle

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The Return of the Giant: Saving Cambodia’s Asian Softshell Turtle

February 27, 2026

The Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) (Khmer: កន្ធាយក្បាលកង្កែប kanteay kbal kangkaep, litt. frog-head softshell turtle), also known as Cantor's ...

Fauna

Picture of the day: Cantor’s turtle

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September 8, 2025

Cantor's turtle (Khmer: សត្វកន្ធាយក្បាលកង្កែប kânteay kbal kâng-kaep), once thought extinct in Cambodia, survives in the Mekong River, where ongoing conservation ...