Artnet14d
The Ornate Tiara—and Fabulous Fake—That Fooled Even the Louvre
The tiara of Saitaphernes, a golden crown that depicts scenes from the Iliad, was once considered one of the Louvre’s most prized artifacts. Today, the tiara holds the Guinness World Record for ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation22d
World-first monitor lizard eradication program aims to protect endangered turtles nesting on Micronesian island
Endangered green sea turtles lay eggs on Loosiep island in the Federated States of Micronesia, but nests have been heavily predated on by pigs, rats and lizards. A community-led project aims to ...
The Advocate26d
Endangered sea turtles have been spotted on these Louisiana islands for a third straight year
Trail cameras on the Chandeleur Islands off Louisiana's eastern coast captured footage of more than 60 tiny, endangered loggerhead turtle hatchlings emerging from two sandy nests in August and ...
Phys.org27d
Study reveals fertility insights for turtle and tortoise conservation
A study has provided crucial insights into the fertility and reproductive health of wild turtles and tortoises, which could help reverse their declining populations. Scientists from the University ...
The New York Times28d
Woman Who Tried to Smuggle 29 Turtles Wrapped in Socks Pleads Guilty
A resident of Hong Kong was caught while paddling across a lake from Vermont to Canada in an inflatable kayak with the Eastern box turtles in a duffle bag, according to court records. By Johnny ...
New York Post28d
Woman caught trying to smuggle 29 turtles from US into Canada by kayak, faces 10 years in prison
Border Patrol agents found the Eastern box turtles individually wrapped in socks in Ng’s duffle bag, Fox News reported. Wan Yee Ng was caught as she was trying to make off with 29 Eastern box ...
The Boston Globe28d
Woman pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle protected turtles from Vt. into Canada
as she was about to get into a inflatable kayak on Lake Wallace with a duffle bag, which authorities later found contained 29 live eastern box turtles individually wrapped in socks, according to ...
CBS News28d
Woman who tried to smuggle 29 turtles into Canada by kayaking across lake pleads guilty
A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak. Wan Yee Ng, 41, was arrested on the ...
The Washington Post29d
Woman attempted to kayak to Canada with bag full of protected turtles
Inside were 29 individually wrapped eastern box turtles, a protected species found from Maine to Texas and listed as vulnerable due to the illegal pet trade and other threats, according to the ...
news.stv29d
Woman admits trying to smuggle 29 turtles from US to Canada by kayak
She was about to get into an inflatable kayak with a duffel bag, which contained the eastern box turtles, a protected species. The reptiles can fetch as much as $1,000 (£765) each on the Chinese black ...
ITV29d
Woman admits trying to smuggle 29 turtles from US to Canada by kayak
She was about to get into an inflatable kayak with a duffel bag, which contained the eastern box turtles, a protected species. The reptiles can fetch as much as $1,000 (£765) each on the Chinese ...