Thanks for posting this turtle information, Jane. What a sad
situation.
I worked on the freshwater-mussel harvest issue at the Iowa Capitol years
ago. The impression I got back then, after attending a number of
committee meetings, was that if even one Iowan was making a
significant profit by unsustainably harvesting a wild resource, the
Iowa Legislature would be very reluctant to halt the harvest, even though of
course some individual legislators would want to do so.
I hope things have changed since then. I don't know.
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Cindy
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"It was one of
those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it
is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." (Charles Dickens)
Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less.