NJ Ends This Year’s Harvest Season For Malaclemys ssp
An order was issued by the Enrivronmental Protection Department to stop any further harvesting of Malaclemys Terrapin species. The order will last until the end of the March, the day the harvest season ends. Last year more than 3,500 turtles were taken from two locations to raise them for the market. The state is now studying ways to protect the turtle population.
Turtle News From Around the World
Biology
More frozen-solid turtles found in China
“See turtles won’t stay where you put them”
Conservation
A hawksbill sea turtle was released back into the wild
Crime and Punishment
A new turn for the Jairo Mora murder
Miscellaneous
A vet is asking $30,000 to send an endangered sea turtle back home by private jet
Tortoise found six months later
A sea turtle comes say hello to some swimmers
Did You Know…
Malaclemys terrapin species were very common and were used as a main food source of protein a long time ago. They almost faced extinction in the mid 1800s/ early 1900s due to heavy and extensive hunting.
Question or Concerns? Want to submit an article to get posted? Email us at [email protected].
Photo from APImages.
