The swamp maples are the first to go. A blaze of color then the fires are out. So every day I walk out to the pond and look across the field at the slow motion fireworks of the changing leaves. After ...

A red-eared slider turtle sunbathes on a rock in the pond at Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden in Santa Barbara. Credit: Serena Guentz / Noozhawk photo The population of red-eared slider turtles in the ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Some familiar features of the Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden pond in Santa Barbara are moving to a new home. 86 red-eared slider turtles are being relocated in a project to ...

As some of you already know, if you’ve been reading my columns from the beginning, my journey has taken me through different waters. While I was raised here, after college, I ventured off — first to ...

Building a massive indoor turtle pond is no small feat. This video captures the team’s progress through every stage, excavation, plumbing, sealing, and filling — while revealing the design choices ...

Red-eared sliders make excellent pets for both beginner and expert reptile enthusiasts alike, but they need quite large enclosures to thrive in captivity. There are a few different options to choose ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Seventeen endangered northwestern pond turtle babies are settling into the Oregon Zoo’s conservation lab this summer, where they’ll grow until they’re strong enough to survive ...

A "constellation of eyes" welcomed Sidney Woodruff the first time she went nighttime frog spotting at Yosemite National Park. Her headlamp lit up thousands of eyes that belonged to the invasive ...