The red-eared slider and the painted ... bottoms (western turtles), fully yellow plastrons (southern and eastern painted turtles), and orange with a black spot in the middle (midland painted ...

They might seem prolific when you see a bunch of them sunning on a log in one of Kelowna’s wetlands, but western painted turtles are considered an at-risk species in the Central Okanagan.

No one will ever confuse a bog turtle with an eagle or a polar bear. The secretive reptile does not inspire awe. It inspires “Awwwww!” “They’re a cute little turtle,” Cherry said.

A new organization in Revelstoke is working to raise awareness about the Western Painted Turtle and enact new solutions to protect the species. Started in 2023, Turtle Conservation Revelstoke (TCR) is ...

After over 10 years of no changes to property taxes, Surf City has implemented an approximate 30% property tax increase raising the rate from $0.41 to $0.53 for every $100 of property valuation.

A turtle who was the unlucky recipient of a golf ball to the shell at a golf course on Cape Cod is in Cape Wildlife Center’s care and doing well, the center said. The painted turtle, who lives i ...

When I got there, I found that they had caught a Western painted turtle crossing the road, and somehow, they had turned it onto its back. Its head, legs and tail had been tucked into its shell for ...

The group released the turtles into the wild June 4. According to U.S. FWS, these turtles can live for up to 70 years and often travel great distances, which exposes them to dangerous road crossings.

This Sunday evening is particularly exciting, with a high of 19 western painted turtles that Harding hasn't matched in his past two years doing this. As the lead for Turtle Conservation Revelstoke ...