These box turtles come from forests in the eastern U.S. where they face threats from habitat loss, cars, and the illegal pet trade. The brightly patterned, roughly 5-inch shells can close on a ...

The turtles were bound in socks to protect their shells and so they could not move and alert authorities, officials said. The eastern box turtle is a subspecies of the common box turtle and is ...

Sai Keung Tin, 54, was sentenced on Friday for his role in trafficking eastern box turtles — a protected species, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Tin, also known as Ricky Tin ...

Agra: Two people were arrested for smuggling 405 rare Indian flap shell turtles, an endangered species, by the special task force (STF) and the forest department on the Usrahaar-Kishni Road in ...

In June 2023, inspectors found four packages containing 40 eastern box turtles and intercepted them at an international mail facility in Torrance. He pleaded guilty to all four federal charges in ...

The turtles were bound in socks to protect their shells and so they could not move and alert authorities, officials said. The eastern box turtle is a subspecies of the common box turtle and is ...