Thursday, October 9, 2008

China Gobbling Up Florida Turtles

A rising demand in China for turtles for food and medicine has led to the round-up of thousands of turtles from Florida's lakes, ponds and canals. Exporters are shipping up to
3,000 pounds of softshell turtles a week out of Tampa International Airport,
according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...........here

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