Alligator snapping turtles seized in trafficking case

AUSTIN – Twenty-one adult and six juvenile alligator snapping turtles were recently released back into East Texas as part of a coordinated effort among Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Stephen F. Austin State University, Sabine River Authority, Northeast Texas Municipal Water District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Houston Zoo and the Turtle Survival Allianc…