RENTON, Wash. (KCPQ) - Two turtles with swastikas painted on their shells have been removed from Lake Washington at Gene Coulon Park. According to the Renton Police Department, the turtles will be ...

The Pacific Northwest has two native freshwater turtles, the Western painted turtle and the Western pond turtle. The pond turtle, found on the West Side, is state-listed as endangered in Washington.

A not-for-profit group is seeking information on culprits who removed a turtle from Cypress Wetlands and Rookery in Port Royal and painted its shell before returning it to its natural habitat. The ...

RENTON, Wash. - Two turtles at a park in Washington state are being rehabilitated after someone painted apparent swastikas on their shells, authorities said — and the act prompted an anti-hate protest ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RENTON, Wash. — A pair of turtles have a ...

An Ohio animal conservation center is warning about the dangers of painting turtles’ shells after one died in its care. Stark Parks in Canton, Ohio, says a dehydrated turtle found wandering around a ...

Two gopher tortoises were spray painted with bright colors in Naples, Florida, causing a local conservancy to rush to their aid Conservancy of Southwest Florida An act of vandalism could have a ...

Learn why basking turtles in April are doing far more than sunbathing, from thermoregulation to parasite control and growth.

An environmental scientist at Harrisburg University recently found the shell of an extinct, previously unknown turtle species at a fossil site in Tennessee. The discovery of the painted turtle – which ...