(JTA) — Swastikas have been found painted on the shells of several turtles in a park outside Seattle, and local animal control officers are having trouble catching them. Federal help is now being ...

The Pacific Northwest has two native freshwater turtles, the Western painted turtle and the Western pond turtle. The pond turtle, found on the West Side, is state-listed as endangered in Washington.

The turtles they hope to trap—red-eared sliders, common snapping, spiny softshell, painted, map turtles, and musks — are all obligate nasal breathers. This means that the traps must be placed with at ...