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, ...

“Pond turtle” is something of a misnomer, because this reptile more frequently lives in rivers and spends a lot of time in terrestrial habitats. As the West Coast's only native freshwater turtle, the ...

Like kids on summer vacation, Jan Brett and her husband Joe sat on a dock dangling their feet in a pond. Something moved; they looked down to watch a green mass swim by. "It was a turtle," says Brett, ...

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 ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. QUINCY – Penelope Boyd, 9, of Quincy, carefully put the turtle on the ground. The turtle crawled toward the center of the lake, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - But are the turtles smiling? That's the question from Wally Taylor, the Cedar Rapids environmental attorney who has been seeking to block the long-delayed, $200-million project that ...

is releasing nearly 60 endangered western pond turtles in the Columbia River Gorge this month, part of an on-going effort to restore a Northwest native that has teetered on the edge of extinction. The ...