In the spring, after a long winter indoors, Willy turns into a wild turtle. Claudia and Clark Fields will bring Willy out to his pond, dwarfed only by the Fields’ sprawling property in west Greeley.

Red-eared slider turtles can live a good life in a secure outdoor pond, and can be quite entertaining to watch. Credit: Braastad family photo In 1975, red-eared slider turtles with shells measuring ...

Turbo enjoying time swimming around in the turtle pond and getting good meals and exercise.(Courtesy Humane Rescue Alliance) Turbo is a pretty female red-eared slider turtle. Turbo recently arrived at ...

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.

After months of challenges, the city of Sacramento has begun adopting out turtles that were illegally dumped at McKinley Park.Red-ear slider turtles are considered an invasive species by the ...