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 ...

Claim to fame: Of the 21 species and sub-species of turtles native to Missouri, the red-eared slider is one that's well-known around the world and — if you live in Asia or Europe — one highly disliked ...

Youngsters of a certain age might remember the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle craze of the 1980s and 90s; the masked cartoon creatures seemed to be everywhere. These days, biologists worried about native ...

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 ...

I am an 80-year-old woman who has a red-striped turtle. I've had him for over 10 years. Unfortunately, I'm no longer able to care for him. Do you know a place that will take him? Red-eared sliders are ...

Red-eared slider turtles are cute enough to be one of the most popular reptile pets sold in Connecticut, but a legislative committee voted Wednesday to ban importing them into this state because of ...

On December 31, 2025, in Jiangsu, China, @Jiāngyànfángchǎnwénhuì shared a funny video showing red-eared slider turtles inside an aquarium. In the video, the tank is half-filled with water, and several ...

Lorri Cramer opened the door of her Upper West Side apartment to find two handsome young officers standing in the hall, cradling three red plastic crates. The crates were marked "Fresh Litchi" (i.e., ...

California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

TORRANCETORRANCE — Turtles with red ears are bedeviling Southern California marshlands and the overwhelmed owners who are releasing them. A report in the Daily Breeze on Saturday said wildlife ...