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FWC Proposes Strong Protections for Freshwater Turtles

Kudos to Audubon’s advocates who voiced their concerns and provided anecdotal evidence to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) about turtle harvest levels in their local lakes and rivers. Your collective voice has been influential and now the FWC has proposed some of the strongest conservation measures in the country for freshwater turtles.  Read more about the draft rule at FWC's newsroom.

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