Hi everyone — here is a piece I produced alongside Roxanne Makasdjian about Tilden Park’s Jewel Lake and their community of Western pond turtles — a native species that is facing a variety of threats, including climate change, habitat loss, and competition from red-eared slider turtles. 

The good news is that folks like former #UCBerkeley postdoctoral scholar Max Lambert and a team of wildlife experts are out to help support the vulnerable shelled cuties.

Hope you enjoy. Link to the full article is in the YouTube description.