What are some of the species we’re seeing in the illegal wildlife trade today? And what are we doing to combat it?

Conservation organizations are employing Cabo Verdeans, who formerly hunted endangered and threatened sea turtles, as rangers who now monitor and patrol beaches. From 2007-24, illegal catches of ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for ...

FRANKLIN, Ill. — For nearly 50 years, the ornate box turtle has been endangered or threatened. Highly sought after as pets, they're even poached and traded on the black market. Conservationists are ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials say they’ve arrested two men for poaching thousands of turtles and selling them. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission news release ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Two men have been arrested and charged for poaching thousands of turtles from the wild and selling them illegally in Florida, wildlife officials say. After receiving a tip in ...

Florida wildlife officials say they've arrested two men for poaching thousands of turtles and selling them. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission news release says 39-year-old Michael ...