Animal products of uncertain origin or legality can fuel illegal trade.

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Facebook Marketplace post advertising a “rare turtle shell” for $2,700 led FWC officers to ...

Investigators followed a social media post to a surprising discovery tied to one of the world's most protected marine species ...

This young tortoise posted by through.the.lleaves is the cutest thing ever. Fig, a little leopard tortoise, enjoys a good scratch on his bony bottom, wiggling back and forth to make sure his owner ...

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What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that lumber along like tanks over the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean? The gopher ...

At first glance, turtles and tortoises seem almost interchangeable. Both carry a shell, move at an unhurried pace and belong to the same ancient reptile lineage that has existed for millions of years.