The 10-year project began in 2019, although the zoo was releasing turtles before that and has freed around 3,000 of them over ...

The Western painted turtle – found in Inland Northwest ponds, lakes and slow-moving waters that have soft, muddy bottoms – has a way of being inconspicuously obvious.

Once they reach that size, not many things mess with painted turtles. Foxes and skunks will harass them and try to get a morsel out of the shell, as will blue herons. It's the eggs and juveniles ...

Both western painted and western pond turtles reach mating maturity at between ages 7 and 12. Battle of the sexes: Within a narrow range, the temperatures to which eggs in the nest are exposed ...

This species includes the Eastern painted turtle, Southern painted turtle, Midland painted turtle, and Western painted turtle. It's essential to maintain optimal water quality, enclosure ...

An adult western painted turtle can go without oxygen for up to 30 hours at room temperature, and if the temperature drops to 37 degrees, it can hold its breath for up to four months at a stretch.

REGINA - A western painted turtle found in Saskatchewan might only be the size of a small pizza, but it could be the largest on record for the species. The shell of the female discovered in Regina ...

The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage. Genome Biology, 2013 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-3-r28 ...

The loss of some turtle nests isn't too concerning to Gomez. Western painted turtles lay eggs two or three times a year. They also have a good sense of navigation.

Menita Prasad knows that turtles don't get the same kind of attention from the public as a "cute, fluffy mammal." The director of animal care at the Greater Vancouver Zoo says that's one reason why ...