Pet owners who have a red swamp crayfish or red-eared slider turtle can breathe a sigh of relief, as they can continue keeping them under a proposed change to the law on invasive species.

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 ...

One of the most common pet-trade turtles is the Red-eared Slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) – a non-native species in Minnesota. Recently, released and escaped Red-eared Sliders have ...

A red-eared slider turtle swims peacefully among the water lilies in the Aktun Ha cenote in Mexico. The limestone rock of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula is dotted by thousands of cenotes, freshwater pools ...

C hennai: Customs sleuths at Chennai airport seized nearly 5,000 red-eared slider turtles smuggled from Malaysia and arrested two flyers and a receiver. Based on specific intelligence, the Air ...

NEW DELHI (Bernama): An attempt to smuggle more than 5,000 red-eared slider turtles from Malaysia was foiled by Indian Customs officials at Chennai Airport. Two passengers, who arrived with the ...

Malaysian authorities have seized more than 5,000 baby turtles discovered in luggage at Kuala Lumpur airport. Two Indian men were arrested after the 5,255 red-eared sliders - a semi-aquatic ...