NEW YORK (AP) – A man who was mailed 42 rare turtles concealed in packages marked “snacks” pleaded guilty on Monday to charges he was trafficking an endangered species. Hsien Lin Hsu admitted in ...

A common box turtle slow-steps onto a two-lane byway, carrying the weight of its ornate shell and a bounty on its head. In recent decades, the box turtle has become one of North America's most heavily ...

A Collinsville man was arraigned in federal court Wednesday, Oct. 3, after being charged with illegally transporting protected box turtles, which authorities claim can sell for as much as $3,000 each ...

The red eyes of the “SAVE the BOX TURTLE” on Aug. 17 instantly compelled my attention. In June 1993, I thought I saw a rock in the middle of the road, however the rock moved and I stopped to see. It ...

Stanlee Fazi admitted that he had bound the turtles in socks and shipped them from his Virginia home, making about $12,700 in the scheme, the Justice Department said. By Eduardo Medina A man in ...

A Collinsville man was arraigned in federal court Wednesday on a charge of illegally transporting protected box turtles, which authorities claim can sell for as much as $3,000 each on the Chinese ...

More than 1,500 live exotic turtles have been found wrapped in duct tape and packed into suitcases at an airport in the Philippines. The animals, which had a total worth of 4.5 million Philippine ...

Scientists in Hong Kong are trying to save three species of turtles, CNN reports. The turtles are being hunted for medicinal purposes and to keep as pets. Scientists wanted to keep their numbers under ...

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