FWS Lists Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle as Threatened
The Fish and Wildlife Service is issuing a final rule listing the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelids suwanniensis), a large, freshwater turtle species from the Suwannee River basin in Florida and Georgia, as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The…
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listing includes a 4(d) rule for this species that prohibits importation and exportation without a permit. New import and export restrictions set by the agency’s final rule take effect July 29.