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  • The World’s Oldest Newt?
    In 2017, I adopted a very old Japanese Fire-bellied Newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster). I was a little skeptical at first, when the previous owner of the newt, Marg Dalgarno, contacted me at the pet store where […]
  • Turtles of the Okanagan: Fact File
    Introduction The Okanagan Valley is located in the South Interior of British Columbia. There are two species of turtle with populations in the region; Western Painted Turtles and Red-eared Sliders. Western Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta […]

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