TUGUEGARAO CITY — A baby Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) was reportedly caught Saturday evening, March 21, in Barangay Imelda, Sta. Marcela, Apayao, the Department of Environment and ...

PUDTOL, Apayao, Philippines — A critically endangered giant softshell turtle, considered as one of the world’s rarest freshwater turtles, has been discovered in a river in Apayao. The Cantor giant ...

A fisherman in Apayao caught a rare Cantor’s giant softshell turtle in the Apayao River and handed it over to local authorities for care, officials said. The turtle, a critically endangered freshwater ...

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — A critically endangered giant softshell turtle earlier found in a river in Pudtol, Apayao was released back to its habitat on Thursday. The Cantor’s softshell turtle, ...

Resident Christian Maruquin of Flora town in Apayao catches and turns over to authorities a baby Chinese softshell turtle on Saturday, March 21, 2026. (Photo from DENR CENRO in Calanasan, Apayao) ...