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 Stories About: Alabama AND China AND marine life AND Mississippi AND North Carolina AND South AND South Carolina
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Turtle Wane
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20 May 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Turtle Wane Having depleted their own nation's once-plentiful turtle populations, Chinese buyers are now offering top dollar for turtles from the southern U.S. In the last three years, there's been a dramatic upswing in the number of turtles exported to China, where the animals' meat is considered a delicacy and their shells are ground up to make virility powders. In 2002, ... |
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| Topics: Alabama, China, marine life, Mississippi, North Carolina, South, South Carolina (all these topics) |
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