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There s new hope for the world’s most endangered turtle Andrea Smith Swinhoe’s softshell turtle is on the brink of extinction © WCS Vietnam There s good news for the world’s most endangered turtle, because the capture of a female in Vietnam means that at least one male and one female Swinhoe’s softshell turtle are now known to exist. The female (Rafetus swinhoei) was captured on 22 October in Dong Mo Lake in Hanoi, and the male lives at Suzhou Zoo in China. Authorities believe there is at least one more turtle - also known as the Yangtze giant softshell turtle and Hoan Kiem turtle - in the lake and another in nearby Xuan Khanh Lake. They hope to capture and determine the sex of the other turtles this coming spring, and their aim is that one male and female are given a chance to breed to ensure the species can return from the brink of extinction.

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