Thousands Have Been Caught, Sold From State Rivers
Common snapping turtle photo by Dakota L.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. The Center for Biological Diversity and Great Rivers Environmental Law Center petitionedthe Missouri Department of Conservation yesterday to end commercial collection of the state’s wild freshwater turtles. Turtle traders can now legally collect unlimited numbers of common snapping and softshell turtles to sell domestically or export for Asian food and medicinal markets. Thousands of…
