After 20 years of trying to phase out commercial turtle trapping in Minnesota, lawmakers have banned the practice. Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation May 24 that outlaws commercial turtle trapping ...

Methods used in wildlife ecology can influence population- and community-level estimates, such as species richness, sex ratio, age and size structure, occupancy and detection probabilities, and ...

One of the resident turtles swims in the holding pond at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Fla. July 7, 2009. A South Carolina man illegally trapped, then shipped hundreds of freshwater turtles from ...

CHARLESTON, S.C.— Nine states still allow unlimited commercial harvesting of some or all native turtle species, contributing to export practices that threaten the survival of wild populations, ...

BATESVILLE (KATV) — Last year over 50,000 turtles were harvested from Arkansas waterways through commercial turtle trapping efforts. It's a number several conservation groups are petitioning to bring ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Trapping turtles for profit will soon be a thing of the past in Minnesota. Starting next January, commercial harvesting of the state's wild turtles will no longer be legal. It's a move ...