The Columbian

Fungus suspected in western pond turtles’ shell disease

A newly discovered fungus is thought to be causing a shell disease that is harming freshwater turtles, including western pond turtles in the Columbia River Gorge. “It’s always exciting to identify a ...
The Columbian

Aiming to save turtles in Columbia River Gorge

It’s February in the Columbia River Gorge. Cold and windy, with a hint of snow in the air. About 50 miles east of Portland, on the Washington side of the river, the chill has brought a sense of winter ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Turtle science: Scotts Valley pond hosts hungry fungal mystery

SCOTTS VALLEY — Tucked into a small oasis embedded in suburbia, a population of turtles is quietly fighting for its lives, backed by its own squad of researchers. The East Glenwood Preserve’s Santos ...
Seattle Times

Ravenous bull frogs and shell disease: The trials, tribulations — and efforts to save the endangered western pond turtle

WHITE SALMON, Klickitat County — In ponds close by the Columbia River Gorge, Washington state biologists have gone to extraordinary lengths to revive endangered populations of western pond turtles.
KOIN 6

Quarter-sized endangered turtles find shell-ter at the Oregon Zoo

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Imagine a turtle the size of a quarter. Now imagine 11. That’s how many tiny shell-ebrities are receiving care at the Oregon Zoo until Spring 2024. These tiny turtles were ...