Adoptions
Red-eared Slider Turtle Up for Adoption
Name: Toby Species: Red-eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) Gender: female Age: 17 years Shell Length: 23 cm Toby is a bit shy at first, but once you get to know her, she is […]
Turtles
Events
White Lake Turtle Festival: April 12, 2025
The 3rd Annual White Lake Turtle Festival is coming up on Saturday April 12th! We are looking forward to participating again this year and so is our pet turtle Dilly. She loves coming to the […]
Events
White Lake Turtle Festival: April 13, 2024
We will be setting up a booth at the White Lake Turtle Festival on Saturday April 13th! Come meet one of our pet turtles and learn about the Western Painted Turtles and their habitat at […]
Adoptions
Painted Wood Turtle Up for Adoption
Name: Painty Species: Painted Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima) Gender: female Age: 8 years Shell Length: 15 cm Painty is a very sweet turtle and we love her very much! She is about 8 years […]
Research
Three Invasive Red-eared Slider Turtles Caught at Skaha Lake Park
It’s a new personal best! Three feral Red-eared Sliders caught in less than an hour! Three Red-eared Sliders were removed from the pond at Skaha Lake Park in Penticton on July 8, 2023 and […]
Adoptions
Turtle Up for Adoption at the BC SPCA
The Shuswap SPCA in Salmon Arm currently has one Red-eared Slider Turtle up for adoption! Please contact them for more information or visit their website. Pet: Splash | BC SPCA | The B.C. Society for […]
News
What’s up with turtles in Kelowna? (kelowna10.com)
Western Painted Turtle from Kelowna, BC on June 05, 2023 at 10:57 AM · iNaturalist “Western Painted Turtles have recently gained attention in Kelowna due to various issues affecting their population.” Read the full article […]
News
Another Kelowna painted turtle-snatching incident prompts warning to leave species be (globalnews.ca)
“The Conservation Officer Service is again reminding the public that like most native wildlife species in British Columbia, the western painted turtle is protected against harassment, killing or possession under the provincial Wildlife Act…” Read […]
News
Slow down for turtles (castanet.net)
“Keep your eyes peeled if you’re driving anywhere near a pond or wetland, especially this time of year. It’s turtle nesting season, and the Western Painted Turtle is at risk not just from loss of habitat, […]
Events
Turtle Talk at Allan Brooks Nature Centre: June 17, 2023
Happy World Turtle Day from Allan Brooks Nature Centre! We are thrilled to announce that our resident Turtle Expert, Justin DeMerchant, is going to be speaking at a FREE nature talk on June 17 @ […]
News
The (turtle) battle of Mill Lake (fvcurrent.com)
“Two types of turtles call Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford home. One belongs there, and one does not. The western painted turtle is BC’s only native freshwater turtle. Seven or eight of them live in […]
Research
Fall Turtles
This year the turtles are out late. The daytime temperatures are still warm enough that the turtles are coming out to bask in large numbers. The forecast for this week is warm and sunny and […]
News
Case of the missing turtle (castanet.net)
“Red-eared sliders are the most popular pet turtle breed, but are not native to the Okanagan. Somehow, one of them found its way into Kasugai Gardens and frequent visitors became attached to the turtle.” Read […]
Adoptions
Turtles Up for Adoption
Henry is a male Cumberland Slider (Trachemys scripta troostii) (~17cm shell length). He is very friendly toward people but not toward other turtles! He has a great appetite and slides into the water to feed […]
Education
Turtles of the Okanagan
There are two species of turtle with populations in the Okanagan Valley. Western Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii) Status in the Okanagan Indigenous At Risk Special Concern (Blue List) How to Identify Yellow stripes on […]
Research
Red-Eared Slider Turtle Caught at Shannon Lake
This Red-Eared Slider was spotted at Shannon Lake Regional Park, West Kelowna on May 26th, 2018 by Brendan Schlamp while volunteering with the Peachland Sportsmen’s Association at the Go Fish Program. He shared his pictures […]
Adoptions
Turtles Up for Adoption
We currently have three turtles up for adoption: Cosmos is a male Red-eared Slider, ~7″ shell length. Dilly is a female Red-eared Slider, ~7″ shell length. Henry is a male Cumberland Slider, ~6.5″ shell length. […]