Using genetic methods, scientists have discovered that the introduced pond slider is capable of reproducing in Europe even outside of the Mediterranean region. The turtle, originally from North ...

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.

John Maerz, a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, knew there were non-native turtles in the Mary Kahrs Warnell ...

New York City — Bright green and viscous, Morningside Pond looks like a vat of unappealing pea soup. Styrofoam cups and plastic bags cling to the pond’s edge, bound in place by bubbles of green foam.

In the summer of 2011, visitors to the University of California, Davis, Arboretum may have witnessed an unusual site: small teams of students wielding large nets, leaping into the arboretum's waterway ...

While the Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden is known for its so-called “turtle pond,” the Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation Department decided to remove and relocate the turtles to provide them with a ...

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 ...