First loggerhead turtle nest of the season spotted in VB

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (WAVY) – NAS Oceana’s Natural Resources team confirmed the first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season ...

Loggerhead sea turtle releases at Virginia Beach’s North End draw applause

VIRGINIA BEACH — A crowd of North End beachgoers hurried to the water’s edge at 47th Street on Thursday afternoon as an ...

Navy relocates threatened loggerhead sea turtle nest to improve hatchling survival

Natural resource specialists at NAS Oceana's Dam Neck Annex are protecting the first loggerhead sea turtle nest documented in ...
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Virginia’s illegal turtle trade enabled by pet seekers, experts say

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)-The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is sounding the alarm after busting an illegal turtle trade. Experts say people buying them as pets are a big part of the problem. As ...
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PHOTOS: 4 baby Eastern box turtles born at Virginia wildlife center

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...
The New York Times

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Turtles

Stanlee Fazi admitted that he had bound the turtles in socks and shipped them from his Virginia home, making about $12,700 in the scheme, the Justice Department said. By Eduardo Medina A man in ...