California’s native Western Pond Turtle tends to lie low during the winter. But in the warmer months, it’s at its most active. You might occasionally spot the turtle basking on a sunlit log around ...

No more red-eared sliders. The latter is listed as threatened on the state's threatened and endangered species list. "This is very good news for our native turtles," Luke Graff, Fish & Wildlife's lead ...

SEATTLE (AP) - More than 90 young western pond turtles have been released to protected ponds in Washington's Pierce and Mason counties and in the Columbia River Gorge. The turtles released Friday by ...

COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, Ore. (KPTV) - Nineteen northwestern pond turtles that were cared for at the Oregon Zoo were released into the wild last week. The turtles were gathered from wild sites and have ...

No more red-eared sliders. Newly passed legislation in Vermont bans the importation and sale of pond slider turtles into the state, which includes the popular red-eared slider. Pond sliders are the ...

Vermont banned the import and sale of pond slider turtles, including red-eared sliders, to protect native species. Pond sliders compete with native turtles for resources and can spread diseases.