THESE introduced critters look cute but authorities are warning that red-eared slider turtles could become the reptilian equivalent of carp in our waterways and get their owners into strife. State ...

A turtle with wishes written in paint on its shell was discovered at a beach in South Gyeongsang Province. According to a ...

Aug. 25 (UPI) --The Missouri Department of Conservation celebrated the 41st birthday of Peanut, a red-eared slider turtle with a unique figure eight-shaped shell. The department celebrated Peanut's ...

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.

After putting on surgical gloves, Matthew Allender gingerly picked up a Blanding’s turtle to inspect it for signs of a rare fungal pathogen. The fungus was recently discovered in the state-endangered ...

Inga Cotton has learned to love the Zen of the red-eared slider turtle. Usually that means following the turtle’s slow-but-steady lead at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where for about a decade ...

Inga Cotton has learned to love the Zen of the red-eared slider turtle. Usually that means following the turtle’s slow-but-steady lead at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where for about a decade ...

It’s not just bullfrogs that threaten other species in Cache Creek, it’s also the common red-eared “slider” turtle. Both the bullfrog and red-eared turtle are considered invasive species and are ...

Many people have an aversion to reptiles, particularly snakes. However, when they come to the realization that turtles are reptiles as well as their legless cousins, their stance on this group of ...