Catching a Break: A new turtle-trapping ban will protect state populations
Sep 05, 2023 10:12AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: A ban on the commercial harvest of turtles goes into effect on January 1. Photo by Dominique Braud.
By Carolyn Howell - Minnesota Conservation Volunteer - September 5, 2023
Strolling by a local pond on a quiet summer evening, one might not guess that the painted turtle basking on a nearby log can be commercially harvested for local and international sale. But that will change beginning January 1, 2024, when a ban on commercial trapping of wild turtles goes into effect in Minnesota. Part of the environment, natural resources, climate, and energy omnibus bill passed by the state Legislature in May, the ban seeks to protect and stabilize wild turtle populations.
To read the full story, visit the Minnesota Conservation Volunteer site here.
By Carolyn Howell - Minnesota Conservation Volunteer - September 5, 2023
Strolling by a local pond on a quiet summer evening, one might not guess that the painted turtle basking on a nearby log can be commercially harvested for local and international sale. But that will change beginning January 1, 2024, when a ban on commercial trapping of wild turtles goes into effect in Minnesota. Part of the environment, natural resources, climate, and energy omnibus bill passed by the state Legislature in May, the ban seeks to protect and stabilize wild turtle populations.
To read the full story, visit the Minnesota Conservation Volunteer site here.
