May 3, 2024
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Florida's quote of the day
"If we allowed it, the Chinese -- more than 1 billion Chinese -- could and probably would eat every single turtle in existence in Florida in one year."
-- Biologist Dale Jackson
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously to move forward with a proposed rule intended to protect turtles and halt increasing shipments of turtles to Asia for food. The agency enacted a temporary rule last fall and began work on the proposed rule after Gov. Charlie Crist sent a letter urging action.
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