Vermont banned the import and sale of pond slider turtles, including red-eared sliders, to protect native species. Pond sliders compete with native turtles for resources and can spread diseases.

Vermont has passed a proactive bill that aims to limit the spread of an invasive species that has threatened vulnerable species in the state. On June 5, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed Act 47 of ...

Several red-eared sliders were placed in a Santa Barbara pond illegally, endangering other animals. Dozens of turtles relocated from Santa Barbara will now be part of a new outdoor educational exhibit ...

CSUN’s Orange Grove pond has received upgrades since public outcry in September of last year shed light on water and wildlife conditions, specifically revolving around the deaths of red-eared slider ...

CHICO — The western pond turtle in Butte County is currently shaking in its shell, due to habitat alteration and introduced species that are killing off the local reptile. The western pond turtle, or ...

You just never know what will come crawling up in your yard these days. But I am glad I saw this little guy and had the wherewithal to snap a few photos before it left my yard. Which makes me wonder, ...

Turtles are such a familiar sight to most north-central Texas and southwestern Oklahoma residents that we think little about these unique and adaptable animals. Turtles have been present in their ...

The study provides new insights into the functions of ancestral cortices but also raises fundamental questions about how and when key neural computations evolved in turtles.

SCOTTS VALLEY — Tucked into a small oasis embedded in suburbia, a population of turtles is quietly fighting for its lives, backed by its own squad of researchers. The East Glenwood Preserve’s Santos ...