The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ... to get similar protections for spiny softshell turtles. “The softshell turtle, they are basically the vultures of waterways,” Gray said.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ... to get similar protections for spiny softshell turtles. “The softshell turtle, they are basically the vultures of waterways,” Gray said.

In an Aug. 10 statement, officials from the nonprofit OARS 3 Rivers said the Chinese softshell turtle, native to east Asia, was found by their environmental intern Nathan Callan, marking the first ...