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Some other US states, too, have already adopted strict limitations on wild turtle trade. In 2009, South Carolina passed a law (Bill H.3121) restricting interstate and international export of wild-caught turtles (both soft-shell and some other species) to 10 turtles per person at one time, and 20 turtles per person per year. [17]
Many US state fish and game departments allow recreational taking of painted turtles with differing restrictions. Alabama allows a creel limit of ten, of each of the three subspecies (southern, midland, and eastern) found there, for personal use, [13] but also has a special license for commercial turtle catchers, dealers and farmers. [14]
Conservationists have undertaken extensive efforts to locate wild Yangtze giant softshell turtles in the remote regions of China and Vietnam. Key areas of focus include parts of the Red River in Yunnan Province , where locals have reported sightings of large softshell turtles that match the species' description.
The spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) is a species of softshell turtle, one of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America.Both the common name, spiny softshell, and the specific name, spinifera (spine-bearing), refer to the spiny, cone-like projections on the leading edge of the carapace, which are not scutes (scales).
However, by the late 20th century, few turtles were raised for food in the United States, and American restaurants mostly relied on wild-caught turtles. [12] Still, a turtle farm operated in Iowa as of 1999, [27] and in 2012, red-ear sliders raised in Oklahoma were reported to be sold in Virginia and Maryland's Asian supermarkets. [28]
A new ruling could delay the possibility of Jackson's "One Lake" flood control and development project due to the presence of turtles deemed protected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...
Snapping turtles are allowed to be hunted only between July 15 and September 30. A small game hunting license is required to hunt the turtle, and it is mandated that the turtle shell must be 12 inches long, or longer in a straight line. Turtles must be killed with a bow or firearm, and there is a limit of 30 turtles per year.
One woman was moving as slow as a tortoise when she was caught red-handed trying to smuggle 29 protected turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak.