Western Painted Turtle

• ‘It is really sad’: Western painted turtles saved from what’s left of B.C. lake

  Western painted turtles are now in the care of the society after being taken from Frazer Lake in the Upper Mission neighbourhood of  Kelowna, B.C.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2025
  
• Another Kelowna painted turtle-snatching incident prompts warning to leave species be

  Conservation Officers located and seized two protected live western painted turtles from a Kelowna man who had pilfered them for a private pond on his property.

  Environment

  May 30, 2023
  
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• Kelowna residents accused of trying to sell western painted turtle, may face charges

  Conservation officers seized the turtle and it was delivered to the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops Tuesday. It will be cared for at the park as it undergoes assessments.

  Crime

  Apr 6, 2022
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• Ecologists try to save western painted turtles in B.C.

  A dedicated team of ecologists is on a mission to save western painted turtles, an endangered species in B.C.

  Oct 20, 2015
• Okanagan Western Painted Turtles threatened by non-native species

  The reptile’s threat is heightened when people release red-eared slider turtles and other non-native species into local wetlands.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2015