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 ...

After further questioning, the man reached into his pants and pulled out the turtle, which was about 5 inches long and wrapped in a small blue towel. The animal was determined to be a red-ear ...

A Pennsylvania man was caught with a turtle concealed in his pants when a Transportation Security Administration body scanner triggered an alarm near his groin on Friday, March 7 at Newark Liberty ...

In 1985, not quite 100 years later, Larry Miller and his sixth-grade class put Caldwell on the map for a whole new project when they campaigned to have the ornate box turtle named the state reptile of ...

Green sea turtles are adjusting their nesting habits in response to rising global temperatures. Individual females are laying their eggs earlier in the season to cope with warmer conditions ...