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 ...

PRESERVED, WE ARE GLAD IT WAS. TURTLES ARE POPULAR PETSOR F FAMILIES, BUT MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE WHAT IT TAKES TO CARE FOR THEM. MEREDITH: FOR "THE SCIENCE OF IT," FIRST WARNING METEROLOGIST ALEX ...

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 ...

Q: I see turtles all the time in the creeks that run through my neighborhood and the small lake at the local park. How can I tell which turtles are invasive? Should I remove the invasives from the ...