US Customs officers were shell-shocked when they came upon a quartet of painted turtles being brought into the country by an American family returning from a trip to China. The unidentified family ...

Answer: Yes, you could have kept it. As per the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 14, section 5.60, there are three non-native subspecies of turtles that are legal to fish for and keep: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. painted turtle 7© Tom Reichner/Shutterstock.com Painted turtles are the most common aquatic turtle in all of North America, and ...

WASHINGTON - Apparently, it wasn't so much the artwork itself that puzzled Customs inspectors at Dulles International Airport earlier this month, it was where the paint had been applied: to the shells ...

The Pacific Northwest has two native freshwater turtles, the Western painted turtle and the Western pond turtle. The pond turtle, found on the West Side, is state-listed as endangered in Washington.

Pet turtles, particularly red-eared sliders, are wreaking havoc on Oregon's native wildlife by being released into local ...