CHICO — The western pond turtle in Butte County is currently shaking in its shell, due to habitat alteration and introduced species that are killing off the local reptile. The western pond ...

Why is the western pond turtle's population declining? The turtles, which typically top out at 2.4 pounds and can live up to 50 years, live in streams, ponds, lakes and wetlands in western Oregon ...

They are a major predator of the Western Pond Turtle," Bushell said. Just hatched, the turtles are no bigger than a quarter. Bushell said they have to get bigger before they're released.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding federal protections for the western pond turtle which can be found in freshwater and wetlands in Oregon, Washington, California, and Nevada.

As with many other turtles, both terrestrial and marine, gender ratios of western pond turtle hatchlings — which are only about the size of a quarter after emerging — are determined by the incubation ...

In 1991, WDFW and the Woodland Park Zoo came together to form the western pond turtle recovery project, which aimed to rebound the species' population. In 1999, the Oregon Zoo also joined the effort.

Western Pond Turtle Listing Will Impact Land and Water Managers Throughout the Western U.S. Liz Glusman, Charles Sensiba, Andrea Wortzel, Shawn Zovod Troutman Pepper Locke + Follow Contact ...

Part of the conservation effort focuses on population numbers, but health is a major focus, as well. In 1980, there were only 150 western pond turtles. Now the population has grown to an about 1,000.

The club will hold its next meeting today via Zoom featuring a guest speaker Robert Hazard discussing the Western pond turtle, the only native freshwater turtle in California. This elusive turtle ...

Native western pond turtles have been declining in recent decades, but a "head start" program at the Oregon Zoo is giving their population a boost in the Columbia River Gorge. The zoo raises ...