The Vindicator

Big fish, small pond — or just the turtle watching it all?

As some of you already know, if you’ve been reading my columns from the beginning, my journey has taken me through different waters. While I was raised here, after college, I ventured off — first to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Two West Coast Pond Turtles Proposed for Endangered Species Protections

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect northwestern and southwestern pond ...
Tyler Nolan on MSN

A rare turtle glides through its pond - new fish suddenly change the scene

A large freshwater turtle moves through its pond as several new fish are introduced into the water. The arrival immediately changes the movement and activity inside the habitat. Observers watch ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

ESA protections proposed for rare pond turtle found in Nevada

A rare pond turtle living in far western Nevada is now being considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act. On Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list both ...
Tahoe Daily Tribune.com

Comment period reopened on western pond turtle protections under Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period seeking input on a proposal to list the northwestern pond turtle, which occurs in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and northern and ...
komonews

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

Strong winds and steady rain toppled trees and knocked out power. by KOMO News Staff SEATTLE — The Woodland Park Zoo and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists (WDFW) are preparing more ...
KTVZ

That turtle you give as a gift may have been trafficked illegally, ODFW warns

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Turtle shell fragments scattered around the nest boxes confirmed his fears: 14 newly-hatched turtles were missing. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Chris Yee, who ...
The Red & Black

Turtle dumping: UGA’s ‘turtle pond’ inhabitants risked euthanization

John Maerz, a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, knew there were non-native turtles in the Mary Kahrs Warnell ...