“On average, mammals like skunk, fox, and raccoon eat 80 percent of western pond turtle nests within the first few days of eggs being laid,” the National Park Service says. Turtle nests aren ...

“Pond turtle” is something of a misnomer, because this reptile more frequently lives in rivers and spends a lot of time in terrestrial habitats. As the West Coast's only native freshwater turtle, the ...

There is a broad zone of intergradation (populations that show characteristics of both species) where they overlap in Central California, including Yosemite National Park. MIGRATION: Studies show that ...