On Friday, June 19, Philippine authorities raided a warehouse on the island of Palawan and confiscated more than 4,000 live, illegally harvested rare turtles, only days before they were to be shipped ...

To the Chinese, they are symbols of longevity and sexual vitality. They are collected as pets, used in potions and elixirs, sold as lucky charms. The long list of what they supposedly cure runs from ...

LOS ANGELES >> Two flight attendants for a Chinese airline were fined and ordered to leave the United States within 72 hours today for attempting to smuggle dozens of spotted and box turtles in ...

MANILA, Philippines >> The Philippines charged nine Chinese fishermen Monday with poaching more than 500 endangered sea turtles at a disputed South China Sea shoal despite China’s demand for them to ...

Two flight attendants for a Chinese airline were fined and ordered to leave the United States within 72 hours Monday for attempting to smuggle dozens of spotted and box turtles in carry-on bags from ...

New England Aquarium officials are raising the alarm after two Chinese soft-shelled turtles were spotted on Wollaston Beach in Quincy, saying they’re not native to New England and could potentially ...

BOSTON – Two odd-looking Chinese soft-shelled marsh turtles raised for food in Asia have been seen south of Boston, and there's concern they could eventually threaten local ecosystems if they become ...

She's about 80 years old and the last of her kind. He's 100. They aren't the most likely candidates for parents, but they are their species' last hope. When the two mated last spring, scientists were ...

CAMDEN, New Jersey, October 8, 2021 (ENS) – “The extradition of a foreign national who had never set foot on American soil for financing a turtle-trafficking ring in the U.S. sends an important ...

The Chinese soft-shelled turtle looks like someone glued the snout of a pig onto the face of a fish, with the texture of a scrotum for good measure. But its bizarre appearance pales in comparison to ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two flight attendants for a Chinese airline were fined and ordered to leave the United States within 72 hours Monday for attempting to smuggle dozens of spotted and box turtles in ...