Environmental groups petition for Virginia crab pot regulations to ease threats to turtles
A petition filed by environmental groups is asking state regulators for regulations on crab pots to lessen their deadly ...
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Florida Petition Seeks to Protect Diamondback Terrapin Turtles From Drowning in Crab Traps
Conservation groups filed a petition today asking the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to adopt regulations that would protect diamondback terrapins from drowning in blue crab pots.
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15 Turtle Experts Back Florida’s Continued Ban on Breeding Diamondback Terrapins for Profit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— A group of 15 leading turtle experts sent a letter today urging Florida wildlife commissioners to maintain rules that prohibit for-profit breeding of native diamondback terrapin ...
Should diamondback terrapins be on the endangered species list? These scientists say so.
The Diamondback terrapin ... an endangered species designation could come with a federal requirement for turtle devices on ...
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Groups launch fight to save turtle species from permanent extinction: 'Without the lifeline … they'll sink into extinction'
Diamondback terrapin numbers have dipped by 75% across most of their habitat in the last half-century. Now, conservationists are attempting to throw these turtles a lifeline by way of federal ...