Trade protections proposed for four species of turtles

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 18:30 in Biology & Nature

Faced with growing concerns about the hunting of freshwater turtles in the United States for Asian food markets, federal officials this week proposed adding four species to an international list of plants and animals designed to manage commercial trade in the reptiles.

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