3-year ban ordered on commercial turtle harvests
The state Wildlife Conservation Commission this morning placed a three-year ban on commercial turtle harvesting in Oklahoma .
The move follows pressure from environmental groups who said the state's nonexistent regulation of turtle trapping could drive species toward extinction and endanger public health.
The ban only covers public waters, not private farm ponds. It protects turtl...
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