This week, we’ll learn about red-eared sliders, one of the most common pet reptiles in Hong Kong’s Goldfish Market. Unlike tortoises which spend most of their time on land, and turtles which ...

After putting on surgical gloves, Matthew Allender gingerly picked up a Blanding’s turtle to inspect it for signs of a rare ...

These powerful images highlight the diversity of our world’s wetlands, and the need to protect them for the future. A red-eared slider turtle swims peacefully among the water lilies in the Aktun Ha ...

Scientists have isolated the gene responsible for temperature-controlled sex determination in turtles. Red eared slider turtles, a common household pet, develop into male or female embryos ...

Red-eared sliders are the most popular turtle in the pet trade ... The turtles seized in Malaysia last week will be put under the care of wildlife officials.