The recent weather of the last couple of weeks of April has demonstrated the varied conditions that this month can give. Within a few days, we saw the warmest day of the month (the 14th) and the ...

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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.

A projected rise in droughts could muddy the waters for painted turtles and some fellow freshwater-dwelling reptiles, says 11 years of data collected by 50-plus undergraduates. Two recent studies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 15—After the remnants of Hurricane Ida ripped through Berks County it looked like someone pulled a plug and let the water out ...

The authors of "Maine Amphibians and Reptiles" (Malcolm Hunter, Aram Calhoun and Mark McCollough) call the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) "the most attractive turtle in Maine." I think this is a bit ...