Posted by:
Jeff Schofield
at Sun Aug 2 22:22:16 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jeff Schofield ]
I live in Mass too, and found my first wc RES back in '75! I find one every few years, and even saw a big one last year trying to make it across Soldiers field road/Storrow Drive in downtown Boston after leaving the Charles river! They have been released for years, the state frowns upon it, but they certainly cant police it. As far as habitat, they compete somewhere between the painted and the snapper...neither is in trouble. Spotteds are in great shape too...where the habitat supports them. They are protected to protect their habitat! Some people have private ponds and stock them illegally, best bet is to find someone like this who has em already(craigslist). There are too many in the zoos and nature centers so dont bother them. Wish I had better news, its not a simple fix.
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