Choosing a turtle as a pet is not as simple as it seems, though. Many red-eared sliders are released into the wild when their owners no longer wish to care for them — and the large numbers of ...

Claudia Nusstein, Conservation Education Program Coordinator said "With Red Eared Sliders, unfortunately people ... and they have been released into the wild before, which can have a negative ...

Claudia Nusstein, Conservation Education Program Coordinator said "With Red Eared Sliders, unfortunately people ... and they have been released into the wild before, which can have a negative ...

red-eared sliders can have a negative impact on our native biodiversity through predation, competition, and habitat modification. “It is totally irresponsible to release them to the wild.” ...

They were identified as red eared slider turtles and Albino red eared ... Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). These turtles are globally ...

The only invasive reptile on the list, the red-eared slider, was first observed in New York in 1995. The turtle, named for its distinct red or orange stripe behind its eye, has a large native ...

One free-ranging red-eared slider also tested positive for the fungus ... 15 years (later), probably after it already got into the wild,” Allender said. That was the unfortunate case in the ...

Slightly larger than a bottle cap, a baby red-eared slider can be easily bought and taken home as a pet. However, people are often taken by surprise when they realise these tiny terrapins ...