A new law bans the importation and sale of pond slider turtles, an invasive species that outcompetes Vermont's native turtles ...

The result has been an explosion in populations of red-eared sliders. And that often comes at the expense of a native species, the western pond turtle. In the sliders’ native habitat ...

Red-eared sliders, an invasive species, are distinguishable from pond turtles because they have red markings near their eyes. They also have notches along the edges of their shells.

Under Vermont's newly-passed Act 47 of 2025 the sale of pond slider turtles, which includes the popular red-eared slider, is ...

Western pond turtles got fatter and healthier after scientists removed nearly 200 invasive red-eared slider turtles from the UC Davis Arboretum, reports a new study. The study is the first to ...

Anyone thinking about getting a pet turtle will soon have a new place to go – the city of Sacramento. As part of pond renovations beginning in July, red-eared slider turtles living in McKinley ...

Western pond turtles got fatter and healthier after scientists removed nearly 200 invasive red-eared slider turtles from the UC Davis Arboretum, reports a new study published recently in the ...

In Central Park's overcrowded Turtle Pond, where pet owners and Buddhists alike release animals, around half of the turtles—many red-eared sliders—die each winter from starvation and freezing.

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 ...

The population of red-eared sliders is booming in Central Park and at Harlem’s Morningside Pond, where they’ve been snapping up grub and hogging turf from native turtles, said Allen Salzberg ...

How to identify Tucker the turtle. Tucker is 7 to 8 inches long. As a red-eared slider, a species that is not endemic to New Jersey, Tucker should stand out with its reddish ears and olive shell ...