Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti. These eastern musk turtles, known for spending much of their lives in swamps and ponds and emitting a foul smell when threatened, were …
