PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Despite rescue and rehabilitation efforts, 2 sea turtles found along the Oregon coast died. The Oregon Coast Aquarium said the olive ridley sea turtles will undergo necropsies ...

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 - ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is thinking of adding some federal protections for a turtle found in Oregon. The western pond turtle is found in fresh water and wetlands west of the Cascades. It is ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Summer came early last week for 23 northwestern pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. With the help of volunteers, wildlife officials and a local Girl Scout troop ...

Of the seven sea turtle species that live in the world’s oceans, four can be found off the Oregon coast. They include the loggerhead, green, leatherback and olive ridley. These ancient mariners are ...

NEWPORT, Ore. – A sea turtle that was rescued from frigid Northwest waters and treated at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport is catching a ride back to California on a Coast Guard training flight.

SALEM,Ore. -- State Fish and Wildlife officials are now using Craigslist to crack down on turtle trafficking. Oregon Fish and Wildlife Conservation Biologist Susan Barnes is on a mission to rid our ...

HARRISBURG Ore. (KPTV) - Wildlife officials captured a 25-lb snapping turtle found wandering through a Harrisburg pasture on Apr. 28. The invasive species, which wildlife officials say poses a threat ...