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Michael-DFW
at Sat Mar 8 11:05:29 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Michael-DFW ]
I wrote a paper that is at the BTPT site and also the website of the Gulf Coast Turtle & Tortoise Society, and the Texas collection numbers I provided were at the subspecies level, from TPWD data. I didn't cite any export data concerning the thousands of turtles shipped in the food/medicine trade.
The allegation that Tim and I conflated box turtle collection numbers with USFWS export data is ridiculous. The BTPT has always been careful to be accurate.
I can't think of a single one of us among Box Turtle Partnership of Texas leadership who could be considered an "animal rights" person. We represent several herpetological societies, nature centers, and one university.
Michael Smith
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RE: Agreed - Michael-DFW, Sat Mar 8 11:05:29 2008