As students prepare to go on break, the turtles are away from the main campus, too. As cooler weather quickly approaches, students will soon be going on fall break, taking time away from the hustle ...

A new long-running project allows undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience with ecological research in the heart of the UT Austin campus. Assistant Professor Justin Havird oversees the ...

Western pond turtle photo courtesy California Department of Water Resources. This photo is available for media use. “The Endangered Species Act is the most powerful tool available to save western pond ...

Editor's note: Because of production problems, some readers did not receive the complete version of this story in Tuesday's editions. Turtle No. 13 is pretty much like western pond turtles everywhere.

Turtles dug themselves deep into the mud while pumps whirred and drained a mucky slurry from the pond at Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens. Spencer Frasher, who’s been working at the pond almost daily, ...

The video follows the introduction of new baby turtles into an established guppy pond. At first, the scene feels calm as the ...

EAST COUNTYEAST COUNTY — Five rare Western pond turtles are going to be watched closely in the East County for the forseeable future. The Western pond turtles, listed as a “Species of Special Concern” ...

Western pond turtle photo by James Bettaso, USFWS. This photo is available for media use. “This new study shows the western pond turtle is even rarer than we thought,” said Collette Adkins Giese, a ...

Western pond turtles are native to Oregon and other parts of the West Coast. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced April 9, 2015, that it would review the turtles' status for possible ...

Guided by faculty experts, an innovative restoration makes the beloved UChicago landmark a haven for visitors and wildlife ...