Status Critically Endangered
Population Trend
Unknown
Type
Reptile
Location(s)
China
Threats
Pollution
Exploitation for food trade and pet trade
Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
Scientific NameRafetus swinhoei
I want people to care,
to fall in love,
and to take action.
Joel Sartore
National Geographic Photographer
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Be pollinator-friendly
Plant local plants in your garden to help bees, birds, and other pollinators. Encourage others in your neighborhood to do the same.
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Reduce what you buy, reuse and repurpose what you do buy, and recycle what can't be repurposed.
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