>>Can someone tell me more about this? I was thinking of releasing T. Herman on state game land (a suggestion from my sherriff's deputy friend, the guy with the soft spot for turtles, helping them cross streets), quite a distance from where where he was found. This would have been illegal?

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>>Bill



Can you please clarify if the "T Herman" you are referring to is a name you gave the turtle or if it is actually referring to the scientific name of Testudo hermanii (Herman's Tortoise)? If you are talking about the tortoise then it would be flat out illegal for you to release the tortoise in your state or any US state. It's against the law to release any non-native animals in a place they don't occur naturally. Herman's tortoises are native to Europe.
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• Opinions please - PHRatz, Tue Nov 28 09:48:54 2006
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