He would capture wild turtles, such as three-stripe mud turtles and Florida mud turtles, and traffic them abroad. He would then falsify the documents accompanying the shipments, attesting that the ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

They include the Florida softshell, the Florida snapping turtle, five species of mud turtles and four species of basking turtles, including several cooters. Alligator snapping turtles and red ...