Should diamondback terrapins be on the endangered species list? These scientists say so.
Maryland’s state reptile deserves a place on the federal endangered species list, a group of concerned scientists is urging.
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Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Diamondback Terrapins
BALTIMORE, Md.— The Center for Biological Diversity and 20 partner organizations petitioned NOAA Fisheries today to protect diamondback terrapins as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
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If granted Endangered Species Act status, terrapins will join a number of other animals who have benefited from such protections.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: How terrapins arrived in Cardiff park
yellow-bellied and Cumberland terrapins are now considered "invasive alien species" under EU regulations and new legislation is due to come into force in December. There are now strict ...