The authorities seized 281 star tortoises and 160 red-eared slider tortoises, as well as four mobile phones, all worth an estimated Rs 64,00,000.

Upon questioning, Shaik Jani revealed that he purchased the tortoises from Siraj Ahmed. The officials then raided New Shine Aquarium in Malakpet where they found 160 red-eared slider tortoises and ...

The terms “turtle,” “tortoise” and “terrapin” often get used interchangeably, which gets confusing. Technically, a red-eared slider is both a turtle and a terrapin. Like we said ...

Most red-eared sliders grow to around 9 to 12 inches long and can live about 40 years in the wild. They’re not tortoises, but they are terrapins.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted a passenger at Trichy International Airport on November 24, while he was attempting to smuggle 2,829 China pond tortoises. He had arrived ...

Red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans) by a small pond in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on May 14, 2023. (Credit: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) ...

Humane Animal Rescue in Pittsburgh recently received a large number of red-eared sliders, turtles that are now illegal under the city’s ban. Like tortoises, these turtles require very specific ...

A red-eared slider turtle can live 30 years, making it difficult to rehome, but a pet turtle cannot be released into the wild. The Central Texas Tortoise Rescue provides an alternative.

The San Diego native started out with red-eared sliders and desert tortoises, then expanded his private collection over the years to include Russian tortoises and the world’s three largest ...

Eighty-six red-eared sliders were recently rescued from the Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden Pond in Santa Barbara and brought to the Turtle and Tortoise Rescue of Arroyo Grande.