China. Kang had turtle poachers in the U.S. ship the animals domestically to middlemen who would then package and send them to Hong Kong. The turtle species is protected against smuggling by the ...

Many end up in markets destined for import to China, Hong Kong and Japan where there is demand for meat and turtle parts for use in traditional Chinese medicine. Restrictions on the sale of these ...

The animals are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild ... of Hangzhou City, China, a convicted felon and international turtle smuggler.

Population numbers of three endangered turtle species in Hong Kong have declined ... turtles have disappeared across most of mainland China,” said Jonathan Fong, an assistant professor of ...

the threats to the species, and how you can be part of revitalizing the population. As the name suggests, the Chinese striped-necked turtle, or Maureyms sinensis, is found in China as well as ...