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

A federal judge sentenced Sai Keung Tin, a Chinese citizen, to nearly three years in prison for his role in smuggling ...

Chinese national Sai Keung Tin received a 30-month prison sentence for smuggling thousands of protected eastern box turtles ...

Chinese national Sai Keung Tin received a 30-month prison sentence for smuggling thousands of protected eastern box turtles ...

The Argentine black and white tegu lizard is a non-native, invasive species distributed throughout Florida through escapes or ...

Our Pet of the Week is Cherry, a 3-year-old Tortoise, and she is just one of the many animals available at the Humane Society ...

The turtles are native to forested regions of the ... “These were supposed to be, by and large, family pets,” Harris told the judge on Friday. “[Tin] is done with turtle trafficking, it ...

In March 2024, Tin was charged in a four-count indictment that accused him of smuggling eastern box turtles for the global pet trade black market, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty in December ...

Sea turtle strandings in Brevard and Volusia counties have reached concerning levels this year. Recent data from the Florida ...

The turtles intercepted at a Torrance mail facility were bound in socks to protect their shells and so they could not move ...