Journalism in the Americas

Take a Peek into What the Turtles Have Been Up To While They’re Away From the Turtle Pond

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 ...
The Red & Black

Turtle dumping: UGA’s ‘turtle pond’ inhabitants risked euthanization

John Maerz, a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, knew there were non-native turtles in the Mary Kahrs Warnell ...
Finger Lakes Times

BEYOND THE FENCE: Tenacious turtles — A 'mind-boggling' natural ability allows them to survive the frozen months

Changing seasons never cease to amaze, what with their unique characteristics. Nature has a voice all its own, and as it ...
E&E

‘Wary’ pond turtles are now in the clamorous ESA arena

The Fish and Wildlife Service has already received a lot of input on its proposal to list two species of turtles as threatened. Fish and Wildlife Service proposals to protect two species of western ...
The Red & Black

GUEST COLUMN: Observations on UGA’s cutest turtle: The stinkpot

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. A rotund turtle with an extra-long neck and short legs bumbled across the bottom of ...
komonews

Dozens of Western Pond turtles at Woodland Park Zoo to be released into protected wetlands

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 Pond ...