OPB

Federal protections could be coming for an Oregon turtle

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. It is ...
OPB

Oregon sees uptick in sea turtles washing ashore

Photo courtesy of Dawning McGinnis / Dawning’s Art Two sea turtles washed up along Oregon’s beaches in the final days of 2024 due to hypothermic shock, bringing the number of sea turtles that appeared ...
Oregonian

Sea turtle found on north Oregon coast was already dead, aquarium says

A sea turtle found Monday near Fort Stevens State Park was already dead when it washed ashore, the Seaside Aquarium said. The 40-pound olive ridley sea turtle was found on Sunset Beach. It is not the ...
Oregonian

Proposal to federally list native turtles in the West draws sharp divide among environmentalists, farm groups

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 ...
KOIN 6

Sea turtle dies after attempted rescue on Oregon Coast

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A sea turtle found stranded on the Oregon Coast on Nov. 18 has died despite the Seaside Aquarium’s efforts to nurse the turtle back to health. The 60-pound Olive Ridley sea ...
KGW8

ODFW racing to protect native Northwestern Pond Turtles in Oregon

YAMHILL COUNTY, Oregon — Conservationists in Oregon are racing to protect one of the state’s only native freshwater turtle species from becoming endangered. The Northwestern Pond Turtle, a semiaquatic ...