Painted turtles are named for their ornate shell markings and are also known as Chrysemys picta. This species includes the Eastern painted turtle, Southern painted turtle, Midland painted turtle ...

The red-eared slider and painted turtle both have shells that protect them from predators to some extent. However, they all still suffer attacks from predators across the animal kingdom.

Only 50-70% of the female Chrysemys picta in southern Michigan reproduce every year, and approximately 10% produce two clutches in a season. Energy allocation to the largest class of follicles begins ...

Predation and habitat loss from human activity impacted the southern Interior population of western painted turtles for decades. Conservation groups in B.C.’s East Kootenay have been working for ...

The joy of a painted turtle, a question on a Downstate fish hatchery, a swing in Wisconsin’s ruffed grouse, and a question on southern Lake Michigan charters are among the notes from around ...

Conservation groups in B.C.'s East Kootenay have been working for the past 30 years to conserve western painted turtles, saying without intervention, the species will lose most of its nests to ...