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

There are many critters designated by law to symbolize North Carolina. For example, we have an official state bird (red ...

There are many critters designated by law to symbolize North Carolina. For example, we have an official state bird (red ...

Habitat Use, Threats and Conservation of At-Risk Turtles in New Hampshire” is scheduled for 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, at the ...

Residents of Simsbury are up in arms after the town announced plans to build new senior living residential homes on 20 acres of woods and open space. “The idea of ...

Prosecutors say Sai Keung Tin trafficked about 2,100 box turtles to Hong Kong, where they were sold for upward of $2,000 each ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Sai Keung Tin, a Chinese national also known as Ricky Tin, received a 30‑month prison sentence for smuggling protected eastern box turtles—native to New York—back ...

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 ...