{"id":4057,"date":"2015-06-09T14:08:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T19:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog2014\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:30:22","slug":"how-to-id-a-painted-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/how-to-id-a-painted-turtle\/","title":{"rendered":"How to ID a painted turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4057'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mlzi9uo1-c814dbb9148157a5c81859ee8193e031\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mlzi9uo1-c814dbb9148157a5c81859ee8193e031 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mlzi9uo1-c814dbb9148157a5c81859ee8193e031 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mlzi9uo1-c814dbb9148157a5c81859ee8193e031 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52033 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52033 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HowToIDaWPT_AGielens.png' alt='' title='HowToIDaWPT_AGielens'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mlzi65ow-d167bc7b470e8fe3c58db716ba26619a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mlzi65ow-d167bc7b470e8fe3c58db716ba26619a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mlzi65ow-d167bc7b470e8fe3c58db716ba26619a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mlzi65ow-d167bc7b470e8fe3c58db716ba26619a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mlzi65ow-d167bc7b470e8fe3c58db716ba26619a av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How to ID a western painted turtle<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mlzia8al-b4dd76ec0e0d291698e156905daa2479\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mlzia8al-b4dd76ec0e0d291698e156905daa2479{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mlzia8al-b4dd76ec0e0d291698e156905daa2479 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-mlzia8al-b4dd76ec0e0d291698e156905daa2479 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >juin 9, 2015<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-name\" >Andrea Gielens<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bc-wetlands\/\" >Faune des milieux humides de la vall\u00e9e du Fraser<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/freshwater-turtles\/\" >Tortues d'eau douce<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" >Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-after-meta\">Photo: A. Gielens<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-07697afc0c8c61850a5a26bd6d3ca3fe main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4057'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mlzicaf4-ff0aef5135b71f8d7ecf6de890a296b3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What is the Western Painted Turtle Recovery Program?<\/strong> In the wetlands of B.C.\u2019s Fraser Valley, western painted turtles face many challenges, especially as eggs and tiny hatchlings. With no shortage of hungry predators and no care from their parents once they\u2019ve hatched, only a few young turtles survive to become adults. When you add human activity to the mix, the rate of survival can be so low that a population becomes unsustainable. Since 2012, we\u2019ve been working to improve those odds. In addition to protecting nests, we collect eggs from vulnerable turtle nests, artificially incubate them and head-start new hatchlings at our conservation lab located at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, before releasing them back into the wild.\u2060<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-crt5mh-770837fd365fcee03626c5f2d566d72a main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4057'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-axo415-e220fb1a3e66045c6512730ab11bc5c9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfvnn6cl-87e6c97ca94170bf47d865c6f76377f7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Western Painted turtle program has three ways of individually identifying turtles for our conservation and research programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfvnnu7r-aa1a51c721280ff234f407d08bf6f871'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>1. Belly Pattern:<\/strong> Each turtle has a plastron (belly) pattern that is unique! Each and every turtle has this pattern from hatching. While the complexity of stripes within the pattern can get more complex as the turtle ages, the overall shape and distinctive features remain. Can you tell the difference? Sometimes siblings look similar to each other, sometimes not! Sometimes individuals have very distinctive patterns, like our guy named \u201cSkeletor\u201d below, from the head starting program.<\/p>\n<p>Pros: Individual and doesn\u2019t change for entire life.<\/p>\n<p>Cons: Hard to ID without a catalogue (ie computer) in the field\u2026and going through so many photos for large populations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-98w6ll-0552aaead7047e8ffdaa4ae0f277167f av_one_third  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfvp4p60-30473b0f8b8c50ef95715c57ba41eb0a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfvp4p60-30473b0f8b8c50ef95715c57ba41eb0a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfvp4p60-30473b0f8b8c50ef95715c57ba41eb0a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfvp4p60-30473b0f8b8c50ef95715c57ba41eb0a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37875 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37875 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_0602-1.jpg' alt='' title='IMG_0602'  height=\"488\" width=\"384\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-t7ts9-e9275c647fa96c9030ecd1b468e1b3c8 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfvp54tk-d75b1ff2f1ea0f19ad0ecd5338c7b2fa\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfvp54tk-d75b1ff2f1ea0f19ad0ecd5338c7b2fa img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfvp54tk-d75b1ff2f1ea0f19ad0ecd5338c7b2fa .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfvp54tk-d75b1ff2f1ea0f19ad0ecd5338c7b2fa av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37876 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37876 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P7201558-sm-e1433872088931-1.jpg' alt='' title='P7201558-sm-e1433872088931'  height=\"1024\" width=\"768\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-61svnd-3ae20caf6fd06526e072040705a31346 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfvp5hfu-74aebe37d4b090fbc2aa036402baf60e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfvp5hfu-74aebe37d4b090fbc2aa036402baf60e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfvp5hfu-74aebe37d4b090fbc2aa036402baf60e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfvp5hfu-74aebe37d4b090fbc2aa036402baf60e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37877 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37877 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P7201570-sm-e1433872158361-1.jpg' alt='' title='P7201570-sm-e1433872158361'  height=\"1024\" width=\"768\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-4ley4p-8d250ca1e64b4bbc1c0200564c2ef5a6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfvpd9z7-ab0c2974668400baf7763e803a225c7d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>2) Shell notching:<\/strong> We also notch all the wild turtles that we catch, either at nesting time or during monitoring (trapping) sessions. Each turtle gets a notch pattern on the left side of their shell that is a site code (each site has a different code). This marking allows us to track turtles moving between areas, either moving on their own or because of humans moving them (please don\u2019t move turtles!). The right side has an individual notch, which differentiates turtles at each site. The shell is notched with clippers and a file. The clippings can be used for genetic work. The process is akin to getting an ear pierced, they can feel it, but its minor.<\/p>\n<p>Pros: Individual ID, allows for quick reading in the field, allows for some tracking of animals based on site.<\/p>\n<p>Cons: We can\u2019t use this technique to mark small animals as growth will fill in the notch, damage to shell can make marks unreadable \u2013 this is why we backup with photo catalogues.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfvpe3m5-cc231df58ff9df7e09986ebda4eacce7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfvpe3m5-cc231df58ff9df7e09986ebda4eacce7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfvpe3m5-cc231df58ff9df7e09986ebda4eacce7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfvpe3m5-cc231df58ff9df7e09986ebda4eacce7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37879 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37879 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Untitled-1.png' alt='' title='Untitled'  height=\"461\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2her1l-d338828c4c8d56950833c60bad9fc410 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfvpeneb-79de9737799fd928a6b927756f928d35'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>3) Pit tagging:<\/strong> Pit tags, these small microchips are the same chips used in your dog or cat. They contain a unique number and can be inserted under the skin. The chips are then scanable in the field. This gives each animal a unique ID that is invisible to the naked eye. Currently we are just using this for our head started released turtles. These turtles are too small for notching so this technique is more useful for them.<\/p>\n<p>Pros: Individual, non-descript. Good for tracking turtles that are removed by poaching or pet trade, good for ID of turtle too young to be notched.<\/p>\n<p>Cons: Need to be implanted in sterile environment and monitored for infection (not for field use), require all field biologists to have a scanner in the field (expensive) and the tags themselves have a cost.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfvpf0ew-97f74cad34e1086e2d66d51d2a3366ec\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfvpf0ew-97f74cad34e1086e2d66d51d2a3366ec img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfvpf0ew-97f74cad34e1086e2d66d51d2a3366ec .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfvpf0ew-97f74cad34e1086e2d66d51d2a3366ec av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37878 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37878 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pit-tagging-1-sm-1.jpg' alt='' title='Pit-tagging-1-sm'  height=\"576\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4057'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-797d6728893cdc55557a7d7ad6dd81b4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-25  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mlzidx6w-953e288a6bdbd24580b08bcb400ae182'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Andrea Gielens<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Lead Biologist &#8211; Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife<\/h5>\n<p>Andrea manages WPC\u2019s captive breeding and release programs for the Oregon spotted frog and the coastal western painted turtle. Andrea has studied at-risk reptiles and amphibians in Canada and abroad, including a term at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey. 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