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 ...
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 ...
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.
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, ...
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 ...