Federal: No federal protection for gopher tortoises under Endangered Species Act
MOBILE, Alabama — Gopher tortoises living east of the Tombigbee River deserve protection under the Endangered Species Act but will not get it because listing the species would cost too much and draw resources away from other threatened animals, federal officials said Tuesday morning.
http://blog.al.com/live/2011/07/no_federal_protection_for_goph.html
MD: Baltimore City Council wants say on school board members
Councilman Robert Curran introduced what he calls an overhaul of the city's animal control regulations. The bill appears to broaden the scope of potential violations and extends regulations to exotic and farm animals, though the proposed changes would not increase existing fines and penalties.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-animal-regulations-20110815,0,1477557.story
AR: Crittenden County couple faces 41 counts of animal cruelty
PROCTOR, AR (WMC-TV) - A Mid-South couple faces 41 counts of animal cruelty after investigators made a shocking discovery.
http://www.kait8.com/story/15274212/crittenden-county-couple-faces-41-counts-of-animal-cruelty
NC: Police arrest man who possessed dozens of venomous snakes
Police arrested snake owner Walter Clarence Kidd, 51, Monday night on charges that he illegally possessed venomous reptiles at his home at 65 Doe Trail, Hendersonville.
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20110816/NEWS/110819824/1008/SPORTS?Title=Police-arrest-man-who-possessed-dozens-of-venomous-snakes
Northern Mariana Islands: Court accepts guilty plea in turtle poaching case
A man accused of poaching a green sea turtle in 2010 pleaded guilty Tuesday as part of a plea deal and was sentenced to six months in prison, all suspended except for three months.
http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=111919&cat=1
NY: Vanishing turtles and fish at Bowne Park pond stir up poaching fears among residents
Local residents say turtles that live in the park's pond have been disappearing at an alarming rate and that the park's fish population also has plummeted.
ttp://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2011/08/17/2011-08-17_vanishing_park_turtles_fish_stir_poach_fears.html
