An arrest in northern Alabama has led to more than 100 charges against an Iowa man accused of taking protected wildlife, including a turtle found only within the state. The case centres on the flattened musk turtle, a species whose restricted range and declining numbers have placed it under strict protection.

An Iowa man faces over one hundred charges for allegedly capturing protected turtles. Aiden Throndson was indicted on 124 counts for taking regulated reptiles in Alabama. These…

An arrest in northern Alabama has led to more than 100 charges against an Iowa man accused of taking protected wildlife, including a turtle found only within the state. The case…