The Pacific Northwest has two native freshwater turtles, the Western painted turtle and the Western pond turtle. The pond turtle, found on the West Side, is state-listed as endangered in Washington.

An environmental scientist at Harrisburg University recently found the shell of an extinct, previously unknown turtle species at a fossil site in Tennessee. The discovery of the painted turtle – which ...

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Painted turtles sunning themselves in a pond. Why are sea turtles endangered? Discover the human impact on North American turtles and learn about the steps we can take to help. When I was young, my ...

GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Ongoing research at East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) Gray Fossil Site unearthed a species of horned painted turtles completely new to science, school officials say.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Dr. Steven Jasinski, a professor at Harrisburg University’s Science and Technology department has identified a previously unknown extinct species of the painted turtle, dating ...

Broward County records 2,956 sea turtle nests this season, with record-breaking 2,075 leatherback nests statewide.