I'm not disagreeing that commercial harvest can lead us to problems. What I'm saying is at this point in time I don't see much (or any) commercial harvesting (large scale) taking place. Same way as harvesting and selling rats and other furbearers isn't bringing those species to extinction yet. Trapping and cleaning turtles is hard work... Lots of effort for little reward... And not many people are doing it. Like trapping in general, most turtle trappers and getting up there in age...and I don't see any 20-somethings out there with much fire under their ass. And do you see any turtle trapping companies going around in trucks or vans, leading an all out assault on turtles to sell to the Chinamen? I haven't seen this that's for sure. Your research is pointing to a problem that doesn't currently exist in my opinion.
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