{"id":50049,"date":"2025-07-02T09:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/turtle-team-wins-award-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T14:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T19:38:57","slug":"a-tale-of-two-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"A tale of two turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-50am3vn-d62f95d386a8b947a9f4251f17ee9b96 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-50049'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style 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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-lh99b6wg-0f93498c6430b20b629c02aebb8ed8c6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-0f93498c6430b20b629c02aebb8ed8c6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-0f93498c6430b20b629c02aebb8ed8c6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-0f93498c6430b20b629c02aebb8ed8c6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lh99b6wg-0f93498c6430b20b629c02aebb8ed8c6 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\"  >A tale of two turtles: western painted turtle vs the red-eared slider<\/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-ft9dsz-9d6ec3651e2d7733da44230695bf8c03\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-9d6ec3651e2d7733da44230695bf8c03{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-9d6ec3651e2d7733da44230695bf8c03 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-ft9dsz-9d6ec3651e2d7733da44230695bf8c03 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\" >juillet 2, 2025<\/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\" >Jenna Kissel<\/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\/project\/fraser-valley-wetlands\/\" >Les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e Fraser<\/a><\/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: P. Sardari<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-2levihv-7d594f448fd56703f833a30acbeb6b83 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-50049'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m1fdnqfy-a768039026965ff14df590c066386242\">\n.flex_column.av-m1fdnqfy-a768039026965ff14df590c066386242{\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-m1fdnqfy-a768039026965ff14df590c066386242 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m1fdmdtc-aecafaca49a6af11a7d6aa4e1a0b71da'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><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 before releasing them back into the wild.\u2060<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1xqh7pf-e128c7446df5deb8a26b4dabcf91cb1d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhw4chy-80ae9d3204ec9efde0caa109e78b0a74'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>If you&#8217;ve ever spotted a turtle sunbathing on a log in British Columbia, chances are it was either a western painted turtle &#8211; or a convincing lookalike. Western painted turtles are B.C.&#8217;s only native pond turtle, but they aren&#8217;t alone out there. An unexpected rival has quietly slipped into their habitat: the red-eared slider.<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, the two species look pretty similar. <strong>But only one of them belongs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Canada, there are three subspecies of native painted turtle: the eastern, midland, and western painted turtle. The western painted turtle can be found in two populations in B.C.: the Intermountain\/Rocky Mountain population and the Pacific Coast population.<strong> The Pacific Coast population has been red-listed as endangered, and that&#8217;s where we have focused our conservation efforts here at WPC.<\/strong> Since 2012, we have been working to prevent this species from disappearing &#8211; using conservation techniques including nest monitoring, artificial incubation, and head-starting young turtles.<\/p>\n<p>The Pacific Coast population ranges from the Fraser Valley to the Sunshine Coast, all the way up to Squamish, and into Southeastern Vancouver and the Gulf Islands. Western painted turtles prefer to live in shallow ponds, marshes, and lakes, or slow-moving streams with soft, muddy bottoms.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the red-eared slider&#8217;s native range stretches from the Southeastern United States through Central America to Brazil. These turtles are popular pets and have been introduced through illegal pet releases (where owners dump their pets in the wild).<\/p>\n<p>Red-eared sliders can be found in ponds, lakes and other wetland habitats on southern Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, the Lower Mainland, and parts of the southern interior. This overlaps with the Pacific Coastal population of western painted turtles, and although theses species look similar, we&#8217;ve got some tips to help tell them apart!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mcm2apck-cfe7b52d2e305744b3acf6bd53332a0a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>While both western painted and red-eared sliders have yellow stripes on their heads and legs, red-eared sliders have a distinct red stripe on the sides of their head, just behind the eyes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mcm8ippa-257239819bafea2e04e3c846212ad226\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-mcm8ippa-257239819bafea2e04e3c846212ad226{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mcm8ippa-257239819bafea2e04e3c846212ad226 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_image'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mcm2mklw-7e47c2b627311641f2a9c3eaa824f127\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mcm2mklw-7e47c2b627311641f2a9c3eaa824f127 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mcm2mklw-7e47c2b627311641f2a9c3eaa824f127 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mcm2mklw-7e47c2b627311641f2a9c3eaa824f127 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'   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-50053 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50053 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/red-eared-slider-vs-wpt-1.png' alt='' title='red-eared slider vs wpt 1'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mcm2bfbq-58c4c8736a6c7891ca52824bcb323e0d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>See the distinct red stripe on the red-eared slider on the left (photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/fviss.ca\/other-invasives-1\/redeared-slider\">Fraser Valley Invasive Species Society<\/a>), versus the lack of one on the western painted turtle on the right (photo: J. Kissel).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-14oajsx-ec69d71f0507e7b463a8d7601c538875 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mcm5scdb-95ff54460652380fb52b5544bbdc71e5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Red-eared sliders have a yellow plastron, or belly, with dark spots while painted turtles have a much brighter red belly with yellow and black patterns.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mcm2o4w2-eeb19cea6851b92122412950ecfdcb94\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mcm2o4w2-eeb19cea6851b92122412950ecfdcb94 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mcm2o4w2-eeb19cea6851b92122412950ecfdcb94 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mcm2o4w2-eeb19cea6851b92122412950ecfdcb94 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock'   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-50054 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50054 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/red-eared-slider-vs-wpt-2.png' alt='' title='red-eared slider vs wpt 2'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mcm2oy9d-e84554c1a0b218c40c1621fce36d719c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>See the more dull, yellow plastron with spots on the red-eared slider on the left (photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/fviss.ca\/other-invasives-1\/redeared-slider\">Fraser Valley Invasive Species Society<\/a>), versus the vibrant red belly on the western painted turtle on the right (photo: J. Kissel).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-28aayp-870899b3d413d98f8b841189892d2fdf av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mcm5ty18-6979959f641e5b0d681bfe2d536c1618'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>You can also use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sccp.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/documents\/Turtle-IDGuide-May2008.pdf\">this guide<\/a> to help identify western painted turtles!<\/p>\n<p>Red-eared sliders are considered invasive in B.C. and are harmful to the ecosystems they&#8217;re released into. With no natural predators their populations can grow out of control, allowing them to outcompete native species and overeat plants and animals. Red-eared sliders threaten the already endangered western painted turtle because they compete with painted turtles for food, habitat, and basking and nesting sites. They may carry diseases that can spread to painted turtles, such as respiratory diseases and salmonella.<\/p>\n<p>If you spot a turtle in the wild in B.C., see if you can identify it using the tips above! Even if you&#8217;re not sure, it&#8217;s helpful to report your sightings so biologists can track turtle populations and impacts. Make sure to take photos!<\/p>\n<p>You can report a sighting of red-eared sliders to the<a href=\"https:\/\/bcinvasives.ca\/take-action\/report\/\"> Invasive Species Council of B.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you see a western painted turtle, you can report your sighting to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/paintedturtleproject\">Coastal Painted Turtle Project via Facebook messenger.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-1c28nfn-b43226128f209289cfc90758c79f8147 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  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-50049'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-rs2n4z-8fed8e8a96cdfebce06b2081ea3cf81e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-20  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhwhp6e-a690ccf4b4f4aac4efe348d582491d6a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Jenna Kissel<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Assistante aux programmes de conservation \u2014 Projets en Colombie-Britannique<\/h5>\n<p>Jenna joined WPC as a conservation programs assistant, supporting the western painted turtle, Oregon spotted frog, and Taylor\u2019s checkerspot butterfly programs. She graduated from the University of Guelph with a BSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation and has a background in avian husbandry and propagation. 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