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

The Air Intelligence officials of the Customs department seized more than 4 kilograms of ganja from two male passengers at the Chennai International airport on Monday night. The officials also seized ...

On November 2, 2025, in Beijing, China, @Zhǐyǎngliùzhǐguīguī shared a video of an amusing Caramel Red-eared Slider turtle. In the video, the turtle can be seen floating peacefully in its aquarium, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Amidst stories of rescue and survival after former Typhoon Halong made landfall in western Alaska, one red-eared slider has caught the attention of community members and ...

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 ...

Red-eared slider turtles can live a good life in a secure outdoor pond, and can be quite entertaining to watch. Credit: Braastad family photo In 1975, red-eared slider turtles with shells measuring ...

KIRKWOOD, Missouri (WJW) — An unusually shaped turtle is living proof of the impact litter can have on wildlife and the environment. “Peanut the Turtle has attracted attention all over Missouri, along ...

Aug. 25 (UPI) --The Missouri Department of Conservation celebrated the 41st birthday of Peanut, a red-eared slider turtle with a unique figure eight-shaped shell. The department celebrated Peanut's ...

ST. LOUIS – It’s another trip around the sun for this active turtle with a figure-eight shape. Peanut, the turtle, is turning 41. Peanut overcame adversity, as her figure was the consequence of ...

MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION (KOAM) — Peanut the conservation turtle turns 41! Her shell was transformed into the shape it is by litter, a cast-off plastic six-pack ring. Missouri Dept Conservation (MDC ...

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.