In an undisclosed New Jersey location, there's a sanctuary for turtles intercepted in the process of being trafficked, and a ...

This pen contains 98 box turtles that were among those confiscated at the LAX airport last year. “They were headed out to the pet trade in Asia,” says Rodrigues. When the U.S. Fish and ...

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 ... domestic and foreign pet trade market ...

Wan Yee Ng admitted to trying to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles ... December after being caught in Vermont. The turtles were likely intended for sale in Hong Kong. Ng has agreed to pay for ...

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 ...

Pet turtles have diverse ... plant matter and animal protein. These turtles typically need more protein in their diet ...

Humans have the birds and the bees to explain the ins and outs of reproduction, but for our slithering friends, the process is far more intriguing. So, how do snakes reproduce?

The majority of freshwater turtles also sunbathe during the day. Box turtles and other land turtles sleep on the ground. If you keep a turtle as a pet, you must give it both a moisture box and a hide ...

This is because box turtles live near creeks, streams, and other bodies of water. They need access to water in order to drink and capture prey. It’s not unusual for a pet box turtle kept in a ...