State wildlife agency’s policy is limiting official action on Truxtun Lake turtles, city says
If you’ve had your heart set on rescuing some of Truxtun Lake’s struggling turtles – forget it. That opportunity has appeared to have come and gone. Truxtun Lake – a manmade lake just off the now-dry Kern River riverbed – is basically gone, and outwardly devoid of significant wildlife, a victim of the ongoing California drought. Just about the only sign of life now at Truxtun Lake is bird tracks in this dried, cracked mud.