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Eric Hartley:Common sense hides under a shellPublished 07/01/07
Eric Hartley — The Capital
Rick Estberg of Severna Park, who had most of his turtles confiscated by state wildlife officials, holds one of the four he was able keep. He hopes the state will reconsider.
People bring him turtles they find, sometimes sick or injured ones, and he takes them in. Kids come over to ask if they can see or hold one of the creatures.
He's turned a fenced-off corner of his back yard into a little reptile paradise, with old plastic mailboxes on their sides so the turtles can get out of the rain and dead Christmas trees for them to burrow into. Until recently, Mr. Estberg had a dozen Eastern box turtles. He said the state had known about this for years. Every year, when he sent in his form and paid his $25...
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