HARTFORD, Conn. — How much do Connecticut residents know about the state’s native turtles and the many dangers they face, including illegal trade? That’s what a state-sponsored survey seeks to find out.
Poachers gather turtles in the state and throughout the U.S., tape them, stuff them in socks and pillowcases and pile the animals on top of each other in hot and cold conditions for illegal shipment.
“They are not treated well,” state wildlife biologist Mike Ravesi said in an interview Tuesday.
