Vermont has passed a proactive bill that aims to limit the spread of an invasive species that has threatened vulnerable species in the state. On June 5, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed Act 47 of ...

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.

In the spring, after a long winter indoors, Willy turns into a wild turtle. Claudia and Clark Fields will bring Willy out to his pond, dwarfed only by the Fields’ sprawling property in west Greeley.

Several new laws took effect in Vermont on Tuesday, and among them is a new law that bans the importation and sale of a certain species of invasive turtle. Top video: Vermont Fish and Wildlife says to ...

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 ...

Our National Parks and Wildlife Service has released an invasive species alert for the terrapin known as the Pond Slider. An invasive species is a plant or animal that is introduced to an area that is ...

CHICO — The western pond turtle in Butte County is currently shaking in its shell, due to habitat alteration and introduced species that are killing off the local reptile. The western pond turtle, or ...

Western pond turtles got fatter and healthier after scientists removed nearly 200 invasive red-eared slider turtles from the UC Davis Arboretum, reports a new study. The study is the first to quantify ...

No more red-eared sliders. The latter is listed as threatened on the state's threatened and endangered species list. "This is very good news for our native turtles," Luke Graff, Fish & Wildlife's lead ...