News Items tag as: Painted turtle

iN VIDEO: Western painted turtle lays eggs into sandy nest in Vernon
June 19, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Vernon resident Jeremy Wilson had the experience of a lifetime when he observed not one, but two painted turtles nesting in the sand at Swan Lake this month.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna gardener gets unusual wetland visitor
June 12, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A western painted turtle scooted across a garden in Kelowna a few days ago at a surprisingly fast pace with its little feet flapping.
Public input needed for new study on painted turtle nesting in Vernon
June 10, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Vernon’s Swan Lake will be the location of a western painted turtle study for the next two months led by local naturalist Harold Sellers who is requesting help from the public.
iN PHOTOS: Western painted turtles popping up in ponds around Okanagan, Kamloops
May 07, 2025 - 4:00 AM

It's mating season for western painted turtles. They're appearing in ponds and lakes in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Threatened turtles on their way to lay eggs crushed by cars in Kamloops, Okanagan
June 23, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A forest service road in Kamloops has western painted turtles crossing it to find spots to lay their eggs and two were run over by vehicles and taken into the BC Wildlife Park rehabilitation centre with injuries earlier this week.
iN PHOTOS: Western painted turtles spotted sunning themselves in Kamloops, Okanagan
April 04, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Western painted turtles can be seen in ponds and lakes in Kamloops and the Okanagan out basking in the spring sunshine.
Slow down: Proceed like a turtle when on this West Kelowna road
April 29, 2021 - 7:30 AM

For many longtime Rose Valley residents, the turtles that migrate across Westlake Road on their way to breeding grounds mapped out in their DNA are a precious part of the community.
Painted turtles get much needed extra attention in West Kelowna neighbourhood
April 25, 2021 - 2:01 PM

Turtles that embark on a potentially deadly migration this time of year in West Kelowna are getting a little extra attention.
Okanagan woman’s concern for Western painted turtles leads to turtle crossing
June 12, 2020 - 1:52 PM

A Lake Country resident is spreading awareness for western painted turtles after it was discovered that cross a particular roadway in the Central Okanagan.
Okanagan turtle injured by sticks and stones has a fighting chance
May 20, 2020 - 11:43 AM

Badly injured from the rocks and sticks that were hurled at it, the turtle Peter Wise took yesterday to a Vernon veterinarian for emergency care didn’t seem to have a chance.
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