An El Cenizo aquarium store is hosting a drawing contest, with the winner set to receive a red-eared slider turtle after Valentine’s Day to promote community education. Killer Aquatic ...

Pet owners who have a red swamp crayfish or red-eared slider turtle can breathe a sigh of relief, as they can continue keeping them under a proposed change to the law on invasive species.

The red-eared slider turtles were released into the wild through a practice known as “mercy release” - a concept rooted in a Buddhist belief that freeing animals brings good fortune.