Another 32 non-U.S. turtles also received trade protections. “If turtles could celebrate, there’d be swamp parties all over the southeastern United States tonight,” said Sarah Uhlemann, international ...

including a cypress-tupelo swamp, beech-magnolia and hardwood forests. Among the wildlife that call the area home are hundreds of bird species, snakes, turtles, racoons, opossums and more.

The ban applies to red swamp crayfish and the slider turtle under an order approved by the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Jan. 20. It reflects growing concern about damage to ecosys ...