Providence County RI

Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching

Pawtucket Times

Nov 9, 2022

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing…

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