turtles
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State applies restrictions to pet turtle sales
Under Vermont’s newly-passed Act 47 of 2025 the sale of pond slider turtles, which includes the popular red-eared slider, is subject to new restrictions starting July 1.
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Be on the lookout, it’s turtle time!
Vermont’s turtles are on the move, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe.
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Leave wild turtles alone
Wild turtles need to remain in the wild, according to Vermont Fish and Wildlife, which reminds Vermonters that keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can…
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Turtle check helpers wanted
The Salisbury Conservation Commission invites the community to join herpetologist Jim Andrews as he checks his live turtle traps on the north end of Lake Dunmore on Thursday,…
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Help breeding turtles cross local roads
Vermont’s turtles are on the move, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe.
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Turtles must remain in their habitat
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reminds Vermonters that keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited. It can harm the turtle and pose threats to wild turtle populations.
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The Outside Story: Blanding’s turtle makes its annual journey
As spring warms the water, a turtle, covered by leaves and mud at the bottom of a wetland where she hibernated for the winter, awakens.
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Turtles on the roadway need your help
Vermont’s turtles will be on the move this spring, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe.
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All turtles must be left in the wild
VERMONT — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and pose threats to wild turtle…
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Turtles need your help crossing the road
MONTPELIER — It’s the time of year again when Vermont’s turtles will be on the move. Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in…
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State officials: Native turtles aren’t pets
MONTPELIER — Each year, Steve Parren, wildlife biologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, gets contacted about pet turtles people no longer want. Some turtles grow too…