FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If you were hoping to own one of those cute little turtles with the red stripes near their ears, forget it. The state has classified red-eared sliders as a "conditional species ...

Fiona tells PEOPLE how her red-eared slider Izzie laying a single egg at nearly 40 felt “extra special,” even as the viral TikTok sparked debate and drama Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

Turbo enjoying time swimming around in the turtle pond and getting good meals and exercise.(Courtesy Humane Rescue Alliance) Turbo is a pretty female red-eared slider turtle. Turbo recently arrived at ...

KIRKWOOD, Mo. (WKRC) - Peanut the Turtle, a red-eared slider known for her unique figure-eight shell, celebrated her 41st birthday. Peanut's distinctive shell was shaped by a plastic six-pack ring she ...

KIRKWOOD, Missouri (WJW) — An unusually shaped turtle is living proof of the impact litter can have on wildlife and the environment. “Peanut the Turtle has attracted attention all over Missouri, along ...

Explore The Reptile Zoo's underwater world, home to rescued red-eared slider turtles. Get a close-up view of these adorable creatures in their aquatic habitat. Melinda French Gates responds to Bill ...

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.

No more red-eared sliders. The latter is listed as threatened on the state's threatened and endangered species list. "This is very good news for our native turtles," Luke Graff, Fish & Wildlife's lead ...

Delaware has 15 native turtle species, and many are currently migrating to lay eggs. Drivers should be cautious of turtles crossing roads and, when safe, help them across in the direction they were ...

Each year during the spring and early summer, small turtles nestled below the ripples of Audubon Park Lagoon begin courting, mating and, eventually, nesting. Once their courtship is over, female ...