The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

The box turtles, native to eastern North America, were found at a nearby international mail facility in Los Angeles about a week prior, packaged in a series of boxes bound for Asia.

An eastern box turtle is seen in southern Illinois. (Photo by Aaron Lucas reproduced under the CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons license) By City News Service | [email protected] ...

CBS News Los Angeles A Hong Kong man pleaded guilty Friday to trafficking eastern box turtles from Southern California to China after wildlife inspectors discovered the endangered animals inside ...

Since 2017, the conservancy, which is closed to the public, has taken in about 500 confiscated turtles, including about 100 box turtles in just the last year.

An eastern box turtle is seen in southern Illinois. (Photo by Aaron Lucas reproduced under the CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons license) ...

Estimates of its value range from $7-23 billion annually. The 40-some box turtles have a more immediate problem. They’re evidence of a crime and its victims.