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Attempting a turtle trap is a new get-rich-quick scheme for the Walter Scott family since he learned of a business that buys snapping turtles for a dollar a pound. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW.

A person was caught with live snapping turtles at a Westchester County reservoir after a police investigation revealed they had been illegally catching the animals, officials said. According to ...

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A fisherman from Kentucky reeled in a monster-sized, 200-pound alligator snapping turtle in Texas before then catching a massive alligator gar that has been submitted for a world record.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources allowed turtle harvesting year-round, with a daily catch limit of 25 turtles of any size, until 2015.

The turtles' recovery is thanks to actions taken since the 1970s when they were added to endangered species lists and turtle harvests were banned in the U.S., Godfrey said.

On the specific placement of turtle traps, Lyke adds, “We often hike through cattails or kayak into deeper waters to find the best locations for trapping.” The turtles they hope to trap—red ...

So researchers set out to catch baby turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. They wanted to tag them and learn more about where they go. You can hear the scientists pulling up to a patch of seaweed here.