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The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in relatively slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. They have been shown to prefer large wetlands with long periods of inundation and emergent vegetation. [7]
[60] In New York, students statewide voted to pick one of four turtles; the common snapping turtle edged the painted turtle 5,048 to 5,005. Assemblyman Joel Miller had sponsored the turtle election to interest students in politics and said of the results, "as with every election, every vote is important". [61]
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Nokomis Groves, a landmark. Nokomis Pond, town reservoir of Newport, Maine [2] Lake Nokomis, created in 1911 by a dam that is now called Harry Reasoner dam in Humboldt, Iowa. Lake Nokomis, in Oneida and Lincoln counties, Wisconsin; Lake Nokomis, a reservoir in the vicinity of Red Feather Lakes Village in Larimer County, Colorado
A not-for-profit group is seeking information on culprits who removed a turtle from Cypress Wetlands and Rookery in Port Royal and painted its shell before returning it to its natural habitat.
British Columbia road sign. The decline in painted turtle populations is not a simple story of dramatic range reduction, such as the American bison.Instead, the turtle remains numerous and occupies its original range—it is classified as G5 (demonstrably widespread) in its Natural Heritage Global Rank—however, the settlement of North America has undoubtedly reduced its population density.
Commercial harvesting of painted turtle from the wild is controversial and, increasingly, restricted. [3] [4] Worldwide, many turtle species are endangered and turtle trapping has been implicated as a cause. [5] Since turtles are slow to sexually mature and are long-lived, they generally have poor replacement rates when hunted. [6] [7]
The Painted Turtle was founded in 1999 by Paul Newman and Page and Lou Adler. [1] The camp was conceptualized by Adler and soon was able to get Newman to sponsor it as a part of his Hole in the Wall Gang Camps. [2] The camp got its name from the painted turtle, a widespread species found in most of the United States (but not native to ...