The arrest is part of a larger law enforcement operation called “Southern Hot Herps” targeting turtle poachers. Freshwater turtles are highly coveted in Asia's pet trade, where they are seen as ...

African Nile monitor lizards, introduced to Florida through the pet trade, have established a wild population in Cape Coral, ...

A man now in federal custody is accused of poaching and selling close to 1,800 protected turtles, taken from their natural habitats in Florida.Albert Bazaar, of Louisiana, is charged with conspiracy ...

Federal authorities say a man facing charges related to the theft of more than 1,800 wild turtles from Florida streams went so far as to buy a van, a boat and a heated wetsuit to steal the freshwater ...

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