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

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

A Chinese citizen has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for smuggling more than 2,000 turtles from the U.S. to Hong Kong over about five years, federal prosecutors said. Sai Keung Tin, 54, was ...

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.