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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas— In response to a petition filed by the Center for Biological Diversity and several Texas-based conservation organizations, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today approved ...

Painted turtles may soon be able to bask in the Minnesota sun on logs, rocks and shorelines with one less threat against them. After trying, unsuccessfully, for nearly 20 years to phase out commercial ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Trapping turtles for profit will soon be a thing of the past in Minnesota. Starting next January, commercial harvesting of the state's wild turtles will no longer be legal. It's a move ...

ATLANTA - A prolific turtle trapper is accused of illegally trapping and exporting thousands of freshwater turtles in Georgia. Nathan Horton, 36, was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly ...