JD Supra

Western Pond Turtle Listing Will Impact Land and Water Managers Throughout the Western U.S.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed listing the northwestern pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) and the southwestern pond turtle (Actinemys pallida) as threatened species under the ...
News Tribune

Western pond turtles released in Lakewood pond in effort to boost endangered population

Jason Jacobs, Exec. Dir. of the Sacramento Bee holds a western pond turtle at the Sacramento Zoo on Tues., Oct. 2, 2018. Renee C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com They moved slowly. But that didn’t mean they ...
The Patriot Ledger

Quincy residents celebrate as 23 turtles return to their home in Butler's Pond

QUINCY – Penelope Boyd, 9, of Quincy, carefully put the turtle on the ground. The turtle crawled toward the center of the lake, and gradually disappeared from view. Penelope was one of a group of ...
Berkshire Eagle

Egremont’s ‘Turtle Man’ has been working to save Smiley's Pond turtles for years, finally the state is stepping in to help

EGREMONT — Ari Zorn panicked on Tuesday when he first saw construction near Smiley’s Pond, where legions of turtles and other creatures have met their maker in the crevices of a dam over the years. It ...