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California Man Sentenced to 65 Months for Smuggling 1,700 Reptiles

Prosecutors say the network bypassed CITES permits, using social media plus border crossings to move protected reptiles into U.S. markets.

California Man Charged in Plot to Export Protected Turtles to Taiwan

Louisiana Man Detained on Federal Turtle-Trafficking Charges

Bangkok Airport Stops Teen With 30 Endangered Tortoises Taped to Her Body

Neanderthals Hunted Turtles North of the Alps, New Study Finds

Peru Releases More Than 1,000 Rehabilitated Amazon River Turtles in Loreto

Male-Biased Tortoise Island Faces Loss of Last Female by 2083, Study Warns

311 Protected Turtles Seized From AC First-Class Coach in Bhopal as Probe Widens

Brooklyn Man Gets Two Years for $1.4 Million Turtle-Trafficking Scheme

German Border Police Seize 31 Greek Tortoises Found in Shoe Boxes at Füssen Tunnel

Okinawa Police Re-Arrest Four in 107-Count Ryukyu Pond Turtle Poaching Case

Munich Airport Customs Seize Seven Protected Tortoises Found in Suitcase

IUCN Red List 2025 Shows Extinction Risk Rising, Arctic Seals Downgraded

Assam Releases 104 Temple-Raised Turtle Hatchlings Into Pobitora's Hadug Beel

Lifeguard Removes Alligator Snapping Turtle From Kirkland’s Juanita Beach Park

Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling 850 Protected Turtles to Hong Kong

Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling 850 Box Turtles to Hong Kong

TSA Detects Turtles Hidden in Traveler’s Bra at Miami Airport; One Dies

Police Step In After Neighbors Clash Over Vacation Turtle Care

Queensland Man Jailed for Nine Months Over Exotic Animal Trafficking