Painted turtles are named as such because of their ornate shell markings, but they may also be known as Chrysemys picta, the ...

The Painted Turtle Camp 20th Anniversary Celebration continues through December, and there's still time to get involved. Your ...

Two turtles were spray-painted recently and treated by wildlife rehabilitation experts at the Von Arx Wildlife Hospital.

Marylou Staman, who is a marine biologist with the Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program (MTBAP) at NOAA Fisheries, ...

An act of vandalism could have a lasting effect on a pair of gopher tortoises in southwest Florida. The Conservancy of ...

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 ...

Of the six characters featured in Big Little Journeys, the painted turtle hatchling is the smallest – only the size of 10p. Dr Patrick Moldowan, Algonquin Wildlife Research Station, Canada To ...

A second spray-painted turtle treated by the Conservancy As if one spray-painted turtle wasn't enough, a second turtle, found by the same person who rescued the first turtle, became a patient at ...

The cycle begins every summer when female Eastern painted turtles cross from the city's 19-acre Pameacha Pond through the dry cleaners to get to a marsh behind the store. A few months later ...