SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect northwestern and southwestern pond ...

“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 ...

This project aims to create high-quality habitat for at-risk species, including spring Chinook salmon, bull trout, Pacific ...

Volunteer firefighters with the Netarts-Oceanside Fire District hiked out to the beach after receiving a request from Oregon State Police to save the endangered turtle. The rescue took a team of ...

Western pond turtles are nearly absent from the regional archaeological ... The Natural History of Washington Territory, with Much Relating to Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oregon, and California: ...