Under Vermont’s newly-passed Act 47 of 2025 the sale of pond slider turtles, which includes the popular red-eared slider, is ...

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department explained that as of July 1, a new law called Act 47 prohibits the sale of pond ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A new Vermont law banning the sale of a popular species of pet turtles is now in effect. Pond sliders -- including red-eared sliders -- are sold in pet stores nationwide.

Goetze: Our region of the Rolling Plains has been blessed with above-average precipitation during spring and early summer.

Included in the show was Sara the Red Eared Slider turtle, Skippy the Black Rat Snake, Doodles the Ball Python, Little Hercules, the snapping turtle, and finally Flash.

India isn't the only country where passengers have attempted to bring live animals through customs or security. In March, a Pennsylvania man was caught trying to smuggle a red-ear slider turtle ...

It's almost time for some of the newest residents of Zoo Knoxville to get their names, and the zoo is asking the public for help deciding what to name two red wolf pups and two bat-eared fox kits.

In March, a Pennsylvania man was caught trying to smuggle a red-ear slider turtle through security at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey by stuffing it down his pants.

But not all of the rescued turtles were native to Pennsylvania. Among them were two red-eared sliders and one yellow-bellied slider, animals likely introduced by people who had abandoned pets in the ...