From 2017 to 2020, prosecutors say, the 41-year-old Virginia man poached wild turtles and sold them on Facebook, in violation of a federal law that prohibits trafficking of illicitly taken wildlife.

State regulators are set to hear from petitioners seeking to require terrapin excluder devices on crab cages next week. The ...

Structural integrity issues with the aquarium’s seal, shark and turtle tanks first came to light more than two years ago.

A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to illegally trafficking wild turtles in federal court on Monday. The man made nearly $13,000 over three years catching and selling turtles.

The resolution mainly prioritizes the protection of Virginia’s native turtle species — considered one of the most vulnerable groups of vertebrates worldwide — which face significant threats ...

As World Sea Turtle Day approaches on Monday, an expert explains threats to sea turtles and their ecological importance along ...

Stanlee Fazi admitted that he had bound the turtles in socks and shipped them from his Virginia home, making about $12,700 in the scheme, the Justice Department said.

A wild turtle, Stumpy has been meeting up with Tom in these West Virginia woods every spring for more than 30 years. Like his fellow wood turtles, Stumpy spends his winters brumating (the reptile ...

Northern diamondback turtles, which are found in tidal bays and creeks in New Jersey, are expected to officially be designated a "species of special concern" next year.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An endangered sea turtle hooked off the Sandbridge Fishing Pier in Virginia Beach was released back into the sea Thursday morning. The fondly named "Crystal Lake" is a ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Virginia man who caught and sold wild turtles has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally trafficking the reptiles.Stanlee Fazi, 41, of Louisa, Virginia, ad… ...