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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...