I do think there is something about turtles in general that they’re somewhat charismatic and people really like them,” said ...

Customs officials at Chennai International Airport seized approximately 5,400 red-eared slider turtles on Thursday, valued at ...

“Red-eared sliders and other pet turtles can live for many decades and ... spend this time buried in sediments on the bottom of a pond and can go for extended periods of time without surfacing ...

Unlike tortoises which spend most of their time on land, and turtles ... live in large ponds with plenty of access to sites where they can bask in the sunlight. Pet red-eared sliders need a ...

The red-eared slider turtles were released into the wild through ... turtles to live in places like these catchwater drains or ponds because they are not a local Hong Kong species,” said Sean ...

Red-eared sliders are aquatic turtles, found in a variety of lakes and ponds in the United States. As aquatic turtles, they need a large tank that can hold at least 75 gallons of water.

The origins of the turtle pond date back to 1973. The campus community asked for more green spaces, and the school delivered. Koi fish dominated the scene at first, but red-eared slider turtles ...

The Environment Ministry’s advisory body on Jan. 11 recommended banning the release of red swamp crayfish and red-eared sliders into the wild and the import of both species.

A red-eared slider ... traps at a regulating reservoir near Runway A, where turtles live, as well as at discharge channels and four ponds around the airport. Tomomi Kataoka, who chairs the ...