Studies are suggesting that the box turtle popu­lation is dwindling, even as they remain common pets in many households.

On Friday morning, in downtown Los Angeles, U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton sentenced Tin to nearly three years in prison for his role in smuggling the protected turtles out of the country. The ...

Sai Keung Tin, 54, was sentenced on Friday for his role in trafficking eastern box turtles, according to the U.S. Department ...

The turtles intercepted at a Torrance mail facility were bound in socks to protect their shells and so they could not move and alert authorities.

Chinese national Sai Keung Tin received a 30-month prison sentence for smuggling thousands of protected eastern box turtles from New York to Hong Kong.

The Eastern Box Turtle is about as low-maintenance as a terrestrial turtle can get. These slow-moving, long-lived reptiles don't need a high-tech setup—just a well-planned outdoor pen with soil ...

Tin Sai-keung was sentenced to nearly three years in jail for smuggling the protected species, coveted by China’s middle ...

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 ...