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 ...

Adult turtle mortality from vehicle strikes is a preventable threat to these reptiles, several of which are threatened or of special concern in Michigan. Residents can help turtles by safely ...

Because when it evolved 300 million years ago, roads weren't a threat. So the turtle's armored shell kept out most predators. Its swimming skills provided plenty of food. And its ability to ...

THE PENZANCE MUSICAL Opens On Broadway Welcome to The Painted Turtle where children with serious medical conditions celebrate just being kids! Through innovative, camp-based programs that offer a ...

The yearly decline of the western painted turtle population could be an indicator of the state of an ecosystem's water quality. So what makes them so important? Western painted turtles help ...

Like other breeds, western painted turtles require a tank with water, a basking area, and a UV light. Mississippi map turtle. This turtle has a unique dorsal fin along the back of its shell and ...

A little painted turtle, about the size of a silver dollar, was my first pet. I found it in the middle of a road making its way to the wetland on the other side. Almost everyone who finds a turtle ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency ...

The Pearl River map turtle had its day in court – and won big. After 14 years and multiple lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has granted federal protection as a threatened species to the ...

These Western painted turtles are the only native turtle of Idaho and being “cold blooded” cannot generate body heat themselves, so they need an outside source of heat. The sun is their main ...