The General Assembly of the Commonwealth has designated the eastern box turtle as the official state reptile. The eastern box ...

The House Game and Fisheries Committee advanced a bill to establish an official state reptile. Here is what reptile and why.

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

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.

An eastern box turtle seized from a package shipped to Hong Kong, found among other live turtles in packages seized at a Torrance mail facility.

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

An eastern box turtle seized from a package intended to be shipped to Hong Kong. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) ...