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...estimated that 31.8 million turtles, 97% farm-raised, were exported out of the U.S. between 2002 and 2005, according to a study by the World Chelonian Trust. The turtle traders have not focused on harvesting in Africa or Latin America, largely because transportation logistics and costs are not competitive there, van Dijk says. Dallas-Fort Worth Airport is a major regional shipping point for turtles collected in the wild and harvested on turtle farms in Oklahoma and Louisiana. The turtles are packed in containers and shipped by air to Asia. Customs officials at both ends monitor the shipments, but accurate...
...cheerleader. Born in England and educated at Cambridge University and the University of Florida, where he earned his Ph.D. in zoology, Pritchard, 56, has done superb scientific research. But even more impressive is his campaign to make turtles as popular as Mickey Mouse. Appropriately, his new, privately funded Chelonian Research Institute, for the study and preservation of turtles, is located in Oviedo, Fla., just a half-hour drive from Disney World. Pritchard shares observations with celebrity tortoise lovers such as Queen Elizabeth II, helps South American Indians raise chickens so they won't hunt turtles, and writes children's books...
...Brennan's anyway. Chelonian racing has been popular in California for over a decade, but at Brennan's it has become a cult. Each Thursday evening up to 700 aficionados toting map turtles, pacific pond turtles, diamondbacks and other favored varieties converge on the bar in search of a spot on its 13-race card and the chance to cart home a plywood trophy. There are time sheets and a record book, and the turtle with the evening's fastest time has its name engraved on a plaque that sits behind the bar. The track record...
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