Are these turtles ready to rejoin the wild? You can watch their final ‘turtle test’

Are Woodland Park Zoo’s baby turtles ready for release to the wild? Join the zoo on Thursday, June 4, as Washington ...
JD Supra

Western Pond Turtle Listing Will Impact Land and Water Managers Throughout the Western U.S.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed listing the northwestern pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) and the southwestern pond turtle (Actinemys pallida) as threatened species under the ...
SFGate

Study dials up western pond turtles

Editor's note: Because of production problems, some readers did not receive the complete version of this story in Tuesday's editions. Turtle No. 13 is pretty much like western pond turtles everywhere.
Center for Biological Diversity

Western Pond Turtle Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

Western pond turtle photo courtesy California Department of Water Resources. This photo is available for media use. “The Endangered Species Act is the most powerful tool available to save western pond ...
Reading Eagle

Nolde Forest looks to repair beloved Painted Turtle Pond after damage from Tropical Storm Ida

After the remnants of Hurricane Ida ripped through Berks County it looked like someone pulled a plug and let the water out of Painted Turtle Pond at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. All ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Work at Turtle Pond Reaches Bottom

Turtles dug themselves deep into the mud while pumps whirred and drained a mucky slurry from the pond at Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens. Spencer Frasher, who’s been working at the pond almost daily, ...
The Intelligencer

Conservationists urge awareness of turtles emerging for summer

If you find an injured, sick, or distressed turtle, contact the Ontario Turtle Conservation Center (OTCC), home of Ontario’s ...