Subject: Sea Turtles

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 03:51:32 GMT

I have a student who is interested in doing a science project using
sea turtles.  He has assumed that he must order them from a pet store in
Florida.  Does anyone know of an inexpensive supplier of sea turtles?  The 
information would be greatly appreciated.

			Thanks,

			Charley Sweeney, S.J.
			[email-masked]

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From: [email-masked] (Sean Furniss)
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 1995 08:39:45 -0500

> information would be greatly appreciated.

Sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. They are not
legally for sale any where in the United States. Research on or possession
of sea turtles is prohibited except by permit. Your student probably needs
to work on some other species.

-- 
Sean Furniss
Refuge Program Specialist
Division of Refuges
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior

[email-masked]
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Arlington, VA 22203

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From: [email-masked] (Robert Whitaker)
Date: 6 Nov 1995 22:43:05 GMT

>information would be greatly appreciated.

You must be kidding! You cannot legally buy sea turtles anywhere in the U.S. I 
suggest your student change to something a little easier to obtain. . . like 
bald eagles :)

							-RSW