Red-eared slider turtles can be rewarding pets. They sport attractive yellow and green markings on their shells and skin, along with distinctive red patches behind their eyes, and they often are ...

Closely related to red-eared sliders ... bellied sliders also are most active during the day. Like most turtles, yellow-bellied sliders do not like handling; this can cause undue stress for ...

Chennai: Customs officers at Chennai airport on Saturday seized around 5,000 red-eared slider turtle hatchlings that were abandoned at the international arrival terminal and launched a hunt for ...

Red-eared sliders grow to be 12 inches ... and they do better in an outdoor environment until they mature. Yellow-bellied slider. These turtles are popular choices because they’re active during ...

"But red-eared sliders were the cheapest turtles ... released and are inter-breeding with native Florida turtles such as the yellow-bellied slider, said Scott Hardin, exotic species coordinator ...

BILLINGS — Here’s a national issue in which Montana has raced out in front of the pack: turtles. State Fish Wildlife and Park officials have concluded there is no room under the Big Sky for ...

CHENNAI: Customs officials at Chennai international airport on Friday seized 4986 red eared slider turtles from two passengers who arrived from Malaysia, an official release issued on Tuesday said.

On information, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau officials reached the airport and identified the species as red-eared slider turtles. All 5,200 turtles were found alive and active. After feeding ...

As many as 1,760 red-eared slider turtles, known as Brazilian turtles, were confiscated by customs in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, in October 2022. [Photo by Lin Changfeng/For chinadaily.com.cn] A ...