Painted Turtles

• Turtle trouble: West Kelowna drivers reminded to go slow for shelled neighbours

  Trouble tends to arise this time of year in B.C. when painted turtles migrate across roads on their way to breeding grounds mapped out in their DNA, and get run over.

  Canada

  May 4, 2023
  
• West Kelowna, B.C. motorists asked to channel their inner turtle on this migratory path

  Fillion said other wildlife had made good use of the car-free path, some of which may have been turtle predators. The turtles themselves, however, steered clear.

  Environment

  Mar 9, 2022
  
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• ‘It is illegal’: Kelowna residents reminded not to net, collect painted turtles from local ponds

  The reminder comes after people have been spotted capturing the reptiles from Munson Pond in Kelowna.

  News

  Apr 21, 2021
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• Resident concerned for endangered painted turtles in Kelowna pond

  On Tuesday morning, the regional district turned the fountain back on at the trout pond after completing a 90-foot well.

  Environment

  Jul 14, 2020
• Pilot project at 1000 Islands National Park aimed at reducing turtle mortality

  Children release 80 turtle hatchlings at 1000 Islands National Park as part of a new pilot project.

  Environment

  Aug 29, 2019
• Stop painting turtle shells, you’re hurting their health: Florida wildlife officials

  Wildlife officials are urging Florida residents and tourists to stop painting turtles and tortoises. You’re hurting the animal’s health in many ways, they warn.

  Environment

  Aug 10, 2016
• Turtle tale: Elizabeth Hall Wetlands is turtle heaven

  All it takes is a nice sunny day and there are turtles as far as the eye can see at Elizabeth Hall Wetlands these days.

  Environment

  Jun 3, 2016