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There is a tendency by those in the Western world to view the world markets in chelonia as either an "Eastern" or a "third world" phenomenon. This tends to give residents of the West a reputation for being somewhat arrogant about the turtle trade as many view this as a problem that other countries create, while we try to "repair the damage" or "save the animals". No attitude could be further from the truth, quite literally we are all in this together. Thirty-one million, seven hundred and eighty-three thousand, three hundred and eighty turtles were declared exports from the United States in just over three years. 31,783,380; This is a huge number by anyone's frame of reference. Please check out:
http://www.chelonia.org/articles/us/usmarketintropage.htm
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