Vermont has passed a proactive bill that aims to limit the spread of an invasive species that has threatened vulnerable species in the state. On June 5, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed Act 47 of ...

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.

No more red-eared sliders. The latter is listed as threatened on the state's threatened and endangered species list. "This is very good news for our native turtles," Luke Graff, Fish & Wildlife's lead ...