Environmental

Petition Filed to Ban Commercial Harvest of Wild Turtles in Louisiana

Millions Exported From State in Past Five Years

Image result for Louisiana wild turtle picturesPhoto Source: Center for Biological Diversity

BATON ROUGE, La.—(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016.   The Center for Biological Diversity and Gulf Restoration Network petitionedthe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries today to end unlimited commercial collection of the state’s wild freshwater turtles. Under current laws turtle traders can legally collect unlimited numbers of 20 kinds of freshwater turtle to sell domestically or export for Asian food, medicinal and…

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