Collection of silhouettes of reptiles: green (american) iguana, perentie (giant monitor lizard), Jackson's horned chameleon, veiled (cone-head) chameleon, cape dwarf chameleon, common leopard gecko, ...

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department explained that as of July 1, a new law called Act 47 prohibits the sale of pond ...

Under Vermont’s newly-passed Act 47 of 2025 the sale of pond slider turtles, which includes the popular red-eared slider, is subject to new restrictions as of July 1, ...

A red-eared slider turtle walks toward a pond in this Thursday photo. 'Red-eared sliders are on the list of the 100 most invasive species in the world,' said Allison Begley of Fish, Wildlife and ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A new Vermont law banning the sale of a popular species of pet turtles is now in effect. Pond sliders -- including red-eared sliders -- are sold in pet stores nationwide.

The Western Pond Turtle Range-wide Conservation Coalition, Yosemite Conservancy, U.S. Geological Survey and USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded the study.

A study has found that removing invasive bullfrogs from Yosemite National Park ponds has generated a resurgence in the population of native pond turtles, experts said. When University of ...