The red-eared slider and the painted turtle are both fascinating turtles that are popular pets around the world, with the painted turtle being second in popularity only to the red-eared slider. If you ...

Calgary-based naturalist Brian Keating's love of turtles began close to home. While living and working in the Creston Valley area in southeastern British Columbia some years ago, he arrived home to ...

A Kelowna man who snatched two painted turtles from their natural habitat so he could outfit his personal pond is facing charges. According to the B.C. Conservation Service, the man, whose name has ...

Painted box turtles are a local species that recently was nurtured by Niabi Zoo personnel. Turtle eggs were donated by federal wildlife officials, and the eggs hatched and were nurtured at the zoo, ...

In Algonquin, Canada, a freshly hatched painted turtle faces mortal danger - she must cross Highway 60. If she makes it she still has a forest of giants to travel through before she reaches the safety ...

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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.

Research could help determine how BPA affects male and female brains - Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical used in many consumer products including water bottles, metal food storage products and certain ...