Learn about habitat needs, diet, lighting, and common health issues. Painted turtles are named for their ornate shell markings and are also known as Chrysemys picta. This species includes the Eastern ...

A Kelowna man who snatched two painted turtles from their natural habitat so he could outfit his personal pond is facing charges. According to the B.C. Conservation Service, the man, whose name has ...

Conservation groups in B.C.'s East Kootenay have been working for the past 30 years to conserve western painted turtles, saying without intervention, the species will lose most of its nests to ...