In order to save both species of western pond turtle, the Center petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2012 for their protection under the Endangered Species Act, along with 52 other ...

Western Pond Turtle fitted with a transmitter is released back into the water after the collection of data on Wednesday July 24, 2013, in Clayton, ...

A revolving cadre of kids, zoologists, foresters, government officials and conservationists have spent 23 years bringing the western pond turtle back from the brink of extinction in the Columbia ...

"At night, you could look out over the pond and see a constellation of eyes blinking back at you." Experts celebrate surprising return of beloved creature to Yosemite National Park: 'It's part of our ...

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 ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife may list the western pond turtle as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. We'll hear from the Oregon Zoo to learn more about the turtle, conservation work being done ...

SEATTLE — The Woodland Park Zoo and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists (WDFW) are preparing more than 35 Western Pond turtles for release in the wild. As part of the Western ...

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.

A western pond turtle from California. Yathin S Krishnappa/Wikimedia Fish and Wildlife Service proposals to protect two species of western pond turtles have spurred a lively debate that’s now ...

Seventeen endangered northwestern pond turtle babies are settling into the Oregon Zoo’s conservation lab this summer, where they’ll grow until they’re strong enough to survive in the wild.

In order to save both species of western pond turtle, the Center petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2012 for their protection under the Endangered Species Act, along with 52 other ...