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Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 17 – The Greater Vancouver Zoo has released over 550 western painted turtles this year, more than double its usual annual number, as part of ongoing efforts to boost the endangered species.
- On July 17, 2025, Greater Vancouver Zoo in Langley is halfway through its 10-year project begun in 2019 to hatch western painted turtle eggs in captivity.
- Threats include competition from invasive red-eared sliders, habitat degradation from residential and commercial development, and females don’t reproduce until eight years, impacting population recovery.
- Project released more than 550 turtles this week, over double the annual average, Prasad said, highlighting ongoing conservation success.
- Mitchell reported the project has consistently met its objectives and aims to recover ten populations of the western painted turtle.
- Moving forward, report says, further efforts are needed to ensure self-sustaining, healthy populations persist.
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Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle – Energeticcity.ca
Menita Prasad knows that turtles don’t rate the same kind of attention from the public as a “cute, fluffy mammal.” The director of animal care at Greater Vancouver Zoo says that’s one reason why British Columbia’s endangered western painted turtles deserve special care. The zoo is part of a decade-long project to revive the fortunes of the province’s only native freshwater turtle. “How can you not love a turtle?” said Prasad, describing the west…
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