The illegal wildlife trade is a highly lucrative criminal enterprise responsible for thousands of animals being trafficked ...

The patch of wildflowers first bloomed to little fanfare this spring. That changed when park rangers at Inks Lake State Park realized what they were: rare albino bluebonnets. One albino bluebonnet is ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Students from the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center Pet Tech program are fostering a yellow-bellied slider turtle until it finds a permanent home. The ...

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 ...

A close look at a rare albino snapping turtle, highlighting its unique appearance, behavior, and fascinating traits compared to typical snapping turtles. These prosecutors spent years on cases. Then ...

Customs officers in India intercepted a traveler who was carrying 48 exotic animals stuffed inside luggage. As The News Mill reported, officials at Tiruchirappalli International Airport stopped a man ...

TAPAUA, Brazil — Environmental agents from Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute released giant Amazon River turtle hatchlings into the waters of the Abufari Biological Reserve in Tapaua, Amazonas state, as ...

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 ...

According to Mid-Day, the officials found two kinkajous, two pygmy marmosets, and 50 albino red-eared sliders. Kinkajous are relatives of raccoons, and marmosets are monkeys. The sliders are a kind of ...

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