The problem is that a lot of things can fit into the frogs’ mouths, from snakes and birds to rodents and baby turtles.

The northwestern pond turtle, also known as the western pond turtle, is listed as an endangered species in Washington and a sensitive species in Oregon. Two decades ago, western pond turtles were ...

Scientists removed over 16,000 invasive American bullfrogs from Yosemite ponds to save California's only native freshwater ...

(National Park Service) The northwestern pond turtle is one of two species of western pond turtle, the other being the southwestern pond turtle. Together, they are the only native freshwater turtles ...

Western Pond Turtle Range-wide Conservation Coalition, Yosemite Conservancy, U.S. Geological Survey, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture DOI 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111090 ...

A move by the federal government to protect an inland turtle that lives in freshwater and wetlands mainly west of the Cascades is drawing support from thousands of environmentalists but opposition ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is thinking of adding some federal protections for a turtle found in Oregon. The western pond turtle is found in fresh water and wetlands west of the Cascades.

The class of 2024’s western pond turtles at Woodland Park Zoo have a final goal to reach before they can graduate for release to the wild: be big and healthy enough to escape the mouths of ...

The federal government's decision on whether to list a turtle as a threatened species could have a big impact on Salem. Salem officials are awaiting news about the western pond turtle's protection ...