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South Florida reptile dealer sentenced to prison over illegal turtle exports

Michael Van Nostrand, who had been the subject of the best-selling book “The Lizard King,” used a network of collectors to catch turtles in the wild and then submitted documents that falsely claimed the turtles had been captive-bred. ....

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'Lizard King' of Florida Charged For Illegally Harvesting Protected Turtles From Wild

"The Lizard King" - a Florida reptile dealer - faces federal charges because of his illegal activities which are collecting turtles from the wild and smuggling them out of the United States so they can be sold overseas. ABC News reported that since 2009, gathering wild turtles for commercial sale has been prohibited in Florida. ....

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