Vermont banned the import and sale of pond slider turtles, including red-eared sliders, to protect native species. Pond sliders compete with native turtles for resources and can spread diseases.

Using genetic methods, scientists have discovered that the introduced pond slider is capable of reproducing in Europe even outside of the Mediterranean region. The turtle, originally from North ...

Our National Parks and Wildlife Service has released an invasive species alert for the terrapin known as the Pond Slider. An invasive species is a plant or animal that is introduced to an area that is ...