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Rare soft-shell turtle, nesting ground found in Cambodia

One of the world's largest and least studied freshwater turtles has been found in Cambodia's Mekong River, raising hopes that the threatened species can be saved from extinction. Scientists from Conservation International, World Wildlife Fund, the Cambodian Fisheries Administration and the Cambodian Turtle Conservation Team captured and released an 11-kilogram (24.2-pound) female Cantor's giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) during a survey in March.

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