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2023 Southern Pacific Pond Turtle Field Season Recap

 2023 Southern Pacific Pond Turtle Field Season Recap

The end of summer marks the conclusion of the Turtle Conservancy’s 2023 Southern Pacific Pond Turtle field season. This was our second year researching and monitoring two populations of Southern Pacific Pond Turtle’s (Actinemys pallida) in Ventura County. Our endeavors are underpinned by shared concerns among biologists across California, who recognize the precarious state of this species…

Conservation Center Updates

We have been incredibly busy this past month here at the Turtle Conservancy's Conservation Center. Two interns, Simon Rouot (L) and Noah Rodrigues (R), joined the TC Team, our incubators seemed to have revolving doors with new turtles hatching almost everyday, and major renovations and redesign of our large greenhouse is underway...