Western Painted Turtle

• 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
  
• 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 21, 2015
  
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• 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