Abstract Scope and Method of Study. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of
commercial harvesting on turtle populations across eastern Oklahoma. I also analyzed …

Commercial turtle harvest is cited as being a major influence of turtle population declines. In
Missouri, little is known about the demographics of harvested turtle populations. The three …

Since 2007 the Turtle Survival Alliance-North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group
(NAFTRG) has surveyed aquatic turtles in Volusia Blue Spring State Park, Orange City …

A mark-recapture study was used to examine aspects of freshwater turtle ecology, including
the size at maturity, sex ratio, growth, sexual size dimorphism and ectoparasite infestation …

Turtles are one of the most threatened group of animals in existence today. The
Southeastern United States is one of two global biodiversity hotspots for turtle species …

Painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) are commercially harvested in large numbers in Minnesota
for sale to biological supply companies and the pet trade. We investigated the possible …

Freshwater turtle populations are declining worldwide, yet managers have little information
about the effects of commercial turtle harvests. In Missouri, the snapping turtle (Chelydra …

The southeastern United States includes one of the world's richest regions for freshwater
turtle diversity. Freshwater turtles are under increasing levels of threat around the world. In …

After more than 200 million years as a unique evolutionary group, persisting in the great
extinction that ended the reign of dinosaurs, many species of turtles are now increasingly …

The collapse of Asian turtle populations led to the creation of a worldwide freshwater turtle
market in the 1990s. Texas is one of several states in the United States that has capitalized …