turtlesinBox-USFWS.jpeg

A plastic tub is loaded full of 9 turtles, packed in tight. The turtles are all the same species, with dark shells with yellow spots on them.
Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
05/02/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
The smugglers targeted eastern box turtles, wood turtles, and spotted turtles (pictured), a rare species that has been petitioned for Endangered Species Act listing.
Species
Clemmys guttata