Journalism in the Americas

Take a Peek into What the Turtles Have Been Up To While They’re Away From the Turtle Pond

As students prepare to go on break, the turtles are away from the main campus, too. As cooler weather quickly approaches, students will soon be going on fall break, taking time away from the hustle ...
Journalism in the Americas

Turtle Pond Offers Research Site for Undergraduates

A new long-running project allows undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience with ecological research in the heart of the UT Austin campus. Assistant Professor Justin Havird oversees the ...
SanLuisObispo

Turtles abandoned at Central Coast pond are being relocated — to SLO County reptile rescue

A red-eared slider turtle sunbathes on a rock in the pond at Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden in Santa Barbara. Serena Guentz Noozhawk.com While the Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden is known for its ...
KING5

The Pierce County pond where turtles are fighting to make a comeback

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Three decades of love and care is bringing a species back from the brink. "Every one is marked with an individual ID," Woodland Park Zoo animal curator Kevin Murphy said, as he ...
The Red & Black

Turtle dumping: UGA’s ‘turtle pond’ inhabitants risked euthanization

John Maerz, a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, knew there were non-native turtles in the Mary Kahrs Warnell ...