Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation action, or are endangered due to a ...

In a statement, AKPS said the animal species included blue iguanas, red-eared sliders, Savannah monitors, Nile monitors, common spotted cuscuses, and black-throated monitors. “Preliminary ...

The red-eared slider and the painted turtle are both fascinating turtles which are popular pets around the world, with the painted turtle being second in popularity only to the red-eared slider. If ...

Close to the heels of nine venomous snakes and other wildlife rescued from a Thai flight, Bengaluru Customs officials on Wednesday recovered as many as 3000 red-eared slider turtles being smuggled ...

Though red-eared slider turtles are commonly smuggled from Malaysia to India, it is not yet protected under the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) or the Wildlife ...

BARNSTABLE, Mass — A painted turtle is recovering after rescuers discovered it near a Massachusetts golf course with a golf ball-sized dent in its shattered shell. The Cape Wildlife Center in ...

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The minister said among the wildlife that are commonly smuggled into India were the red-eared slider turtle or its scientific name Trachemys scripta elegans, followed by green iguana (American iguana) ...

Other turtle scales, like those of the red-eared slider, can be very vibrant reds, oranges, yellows, and greens. These can help identify species from one another, as most turtles have very distinct ...

The minister said among the wildlife that are commonly smuggled into India were the red-eared slider turtle or its scientific name Trachemys scripta elegans, followed by green iguana (American ...

“For instance, Indian authorities found a marble polecat and red-eared slider turtles in the luggage of a traveller from Malaysia. “These species are not found in Malaysia. They’ve also ...