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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s Division of Law Enforcement has charged a man for illegally possessing — and attempting to sell — protected turtles.

How To Help Turtles On The Move Across Rhode Island This Spring Patch 1 hr ago © Shutterstock Turtles are on the move across Little Rhody. RHODE ISLAND — As temperatures continue to climb this spring, turtles across Rhode Island will leave brumation — a dormant period brought on by cold weather — in search of food and places to nest. Turtles springtime sojourns often take them through risky terrain, including across busy roadways, the Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife Outdoo...