It was probably the worst day of the summer to trap turtles. The weather was good and the season was right. The turtles have been out, too. People passing by Crim Dell usually can count on seeing four ...

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 ...

ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI - A man who was cited by the Michigan DNR for illegally setting turtle traps told the conservation officer that he was trying to collect meat for his church's upcoming wild game ...

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, ...

Iowa's commercial turtle trappers are facing stricter daily catch limits but a longer harvesting season than previously proposed under rules moved forward by a state committee. An Iowa Department of ...

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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 ...

A snapping turtle sits on the side of County Road waiting to cross. (Toby Talbot, AP) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Activists are pushing the Ohio Division of Natural Resources to consider limits for the number ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has proposed new daily catch limits for commercial turtle trapping in Iowa, drawing praise from environmental activists and scorn from trappers who make a ...

Several conservation groups have petitioned the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to ban the trapping for sale of the state's wild turtles. The conservation groups cited concerns that unlimited ...

AUSTIN, Texas— In response to a petition filed by the Center for Biological Diversity and several Texas-based conservation organizations, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today approved ...

State game regulators are accepting public comments through mid-November on a proposal to further curb turtle trapping in Arkansas. Last year, a national conservation group petitioned the state Game ...