A fisherman at Prineville Reservoir in Oregon was startled last Friday to spot a large, prehistoric-looking alligator snapping turtle cruising along the surface. Biologist Jason Journey poses with ...

Federal officials are warning rafters to watch out for and report invasive snapping turtles that have been multiplying in Oregon’s Rogue River.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While walking along the Oregon coast on Saturday morning, a beachgoer ...

A leatherback turtle on its way to feast along Oregon's shores is now known as one of the longest of the long-distance swimmers of the ocean world. The female turtle, known by its ID number -- 27957 - ...

Photo courtesy of Dawning McGinnis / Dawning’s Art Two sea turtles washed up along Oregon’s beaches in the final days of 2024 due to hypothermic shock, bringing the number of sea turtles that appeared ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After months spent growing bigger and stronger in a lab, 23 endangered turtles native to the Pacific Northwest are swimming wild and free. The turtles were released Thursday ...

(UPI) --An angler at Oregon's Prineville Reservoir captured an alligator snapping turtle on Friday. Because the species are native to the southeastern U.S. and invasive to the Oregon ecosystem, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Nearly two dozen northwestern pond turtles can “just keep swimming” in the wild after the Oregon Zoo, wildlife officials and volunteers released them from captivity and into ...