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

Each fall the Eastern Box Turtle will burrow as deep as they can ... The most pressing of these issues is loss of habitat. The building of roads and houses forces the turtles into smaller and ...

Chinese national Sai Keung Tin received a 30-month prison sentence for smuggling thousands of protected eastern box turtles from New York to Hong Kong.

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

Warm hues of yellow, gold, and orange form unique, colorful patterns on each Eastern box turtle’s carapace. Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and ...

These box turtles come from forests in the eastern U.S. where they face threats from habitat loss ... as April 1 looms That’s why each box turtle death or removal from the ecosystem represents ...

While the eastern box turtle is not considered an endangered ... The National Wildlife Federation said several factors, such as habitat loss, traffic incidents and pet trade, have contributed ...