Predators use visual and olfactory cues to locate turtle nests. Since 1999, we marked Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) nests at a long-term study site by inserting ...

In an unusual first for Iowa, uniquely-trained dogs from Montana will converge upon Johnson County this spring to round up a rare turtle species for a wildlife conservation project of Iowa City-based ...

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.