mud turtles, musk turtles and odd-looking but lovable softshell turtles. Another 32 non-U.S. turtles also received trade protections. “If turtles could celebrate, there’d be swamp parties all over the ...

Previously South Carolina law permitted unregulated trapping and sale of striped mud turtles, eastern mud turtles and eastern musk turtles. For another nine turtle species, the state limited their ...