THESE introduced critters look cute but authorities are warning that red-eared slider turtles could become the reptilian equivalent of carp in our waterways and get their owners into strife. State ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock When exotic pets are released into the wild by owners who no longer want them, the consequences can be dire.

Q: I see turtles all the time in the creeks that run through my neighborhood and the small lake at the local park. How can I tell which turtles are invasive? Should I remove the invasives from the ...

Kolkata Customs officials recovered 707 red-eared slider turtles from a passenger arriving from Bangkok at Netaji Subhas ...

There will be a lot less croaking at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve after the first of what could be a years-long effort to remove invasive species. An eradication effort for bullfrogs and red-eared ...

National Invasive Species Awareness Week is Feb. 24-28. There are dozens of aquatic invasives found near Rochester Invasive species can out-compete native species, harming their populations and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No more red-eared sliders. The latter is listed as threatened on the state's threatened and endangered species list. "This is very ...

Customs officials at Kolkata airport seized 707 Red-eared Slider turtles from a Chennai passenger arriving from Bangkok and ...

Washington Post A government ordinance targeting two invasive species came into force Thursday, banning the trade of red swamp crayfish and red-eared slider turtles and their release into the wild.