KUOW

Northwest pond turtles to get federal protection as they near extinction

Federal officials say pond turtles are nearing extinction from Washington state to Mexico. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed protecting the turtles as a threatened species on Friday. Fewer ...
komonews

Dozens of Western Pond turtles at Woodland Park Zoo to be released into protected wetlands

SEATTLE — The Woodland Park Zoo and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists (WDFW) are preparing more than 35 Western Pond turtles for release in the wild. As part of the Western Pond ...
KTVZ

Two West Coast pond turtles proposed for endangered species protection

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTVZ) -- In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday proposed to protect northwestern and ...
E&E

‘Wary’ pond turtles are now in the clamorous ESA arena

The Fish and Wildlife Service has already received a lot of input on its proposal to list two species of turtles as threatened. Fish and Wildlife Service proposals to protect two species of western ...
KTVZ

Oregon Zoo, partners release endangered pond turtles to the wild in the Columbia River Gorge

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Summer came early last week for 11 northwestern pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo. With the help of volunteers and wildlife officials, care staff returned the endangered ...
Daily Sundial

CSUN upgrades Orange Grove pond in response to turtle deaths

CSUN’s Orange Grove pond has received upgrades since public outcry in September of last year shed light on water and wildlife conditions, specifically revolving around the deaths of red-eared slider ...
Journalism in the Americas

Take a Peek into What the Turtles Have Been Up To While They’re Away From the Turtle Pond

As students prepare to go on break, the turtles are away from the main campus, too. As cooler weather quickly approaches, students will soon be going on fall break, taking time away from the hustle ...
AOL

Watch This Monster Turtle Invade a Man’s Pond and Gobble Up His Fish

What Kind of Turtle Is in the Video? In his pond, Zak notices his fish are acting strange. That’s when he discovers a softshell turtle has taken up residence. The reptile seems to have come from a ...
wsbt

Recent storms empty 18-acre pond

BOURBON, IN (WSBT0 — Maybe you've had a dog run away, but you probably haven’t had an entire pond escape you. What was once an 18-acre pond with fish and turtles is now more like a dustbowl. An ...
USA Today

A Florida woman saw animals trapped in a dried up pond. She made a call to save them.

An employee in a Florida shopping center noticed alligators and turtles in a drained, concrete retention pond. The employee called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for help.
Sacramento Bee

Invasive bullfrogs ‘eat everything’ — including turtles — at Yosemite, study says

“One reason American bullfrogs are among the top worst globally introduced pests is because they eat everything — anything that fits into their mouth,” said senior author Brian Todd, a UC Davis ...