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

Eastern box turtle. This species can live ... an enclosure where it will be safe from other pets and activities in your home. Turtle habitats. Turtles are cold-blooded, so they require a heat ...

They’re box turtles at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens ... and take them home as pets. Zookeeper Garrett Cole says if you do see one in the road feel free to help it out, but try to move it ...

For box turtle Rockalina, her life for the past half century has been a difficult one. She was kept alone on the floor of a ...

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

Sai Keung Tin, 54, was sentenced on Friday for his role in trafficking eastern box turtles, according to the U.S. Department ...

Eastern box turtles are native to forest regions in the ... "Turtles with colorful markings are highly prized pets, particularly in China and Hong Kong, and are protected by the Convention on ...

The eastern box turtle is collected in enormous numbers for the illegal wildlife trade. Only a portion of this trade is detected, and when it is, wildlife agencies must decide what to do with those ...