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Quarter-sized endangered turtles find shell-ter at the Oregon Zoo

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Imagine a turtle the size of a quarter. Now imagine 11. That’s how many tiny shell-ebrities are receiving care at the Oregon Zoo until Spring 2024. These tiny turtles were ...
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Tiny turtle tykes making "themshellves" at home in the Oregon Zoo as part of endangered species program

PORTLAND, Ore. — Eleven tiny, endangered northwestern pond turtle babies have made their home in the Oregon Zoo - part of a program to help keep the little reptiles from getting eaten by invasive ...
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North America's tiniest turtle is at risk. Zoo Knoxville is helping improve its odds

North America's tiniest turtle is at risk, with a dwindling population and shrinking bog habitat. Zoo Knoxville's work gives the species a better chance at survival. The increasingly rare reptile is ...
Iowa Public Radio

Wildlife researchers and the Blank Park Zoo give turtle hatchlings a head start

Blanding's turtles at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo will grow to be about 4 inches before they are released in the spring of 2025. The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, the Iowa Department of Natural ...