A Florida man, who owns a reptile shop, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday for trying to illegally export thousands of wild-caught turtles to Hong Kong and Germany, court records show. John ...

Prosecutors said he was involved in a scheme to illegally sell wild turtles to people in other states and countries. A Florida resident will soon report to federal prison for his role in an ...

Six months ago, a striped mud turtle with a broken shell was found on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and thanks to a ...

Update 5/29/24: On May 24, John Kreatsoulas was sentenced to a year and a day in prison plus three years of supervised release for conspiring to illegally export thousands of turtles to Germany and ...

Collecting and selling wild freshwater turtles was banned in Florida in 2009. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A Florida reptile ...

Each year, tens of thousands of live turtles are stolen from America’s woodlands and waterways and shipped overseas as pets or for meat. And with lax laws against harvest, South Carolina is a haven ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Florida wildlife officials are increasingly concerned the state’s turtles are being scooped up by smugglers feeding an international demand for the freshwater and terrestrial ...

COLUMBIA, S.C.— A new bill in the South Carolina Senate Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry would ban the commercial trade of native reptiles and amphibians in the state. The bipartisan measure seeks ...

COLUMBIA, S.C.— Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a bill that bans the commercial trade of native turtles in South Carolina. Following advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity, Turtle Survival ...

Identification of turtles -- Key to the turtles of the United States and Canada -- Chelydridae: snapping turtles -- Chelydra serpentina, snapping turtle -- Macroclemys temminckii, alligator snapping ...