Common use of Poaching Clause in Contracts

Poaching. In 2016, Texas Game Wardens and the USFWS Law Enforcement Office investigated an illegal, multistate Alligator Snapping Turtle poaching crime which resulted in several Federal convictions. Alligator Snapping Turtles were illegally being taken from Texas and transported to Louisiana where they were sold primarily for human consumption. Though the full extent of illegal poaching operations is unknown, it is considered a major threat to the species. A variety of turtle species are collected legally and illegally in the U.S. as part of the pet trade. The level to which this activity is affecting Alligator Snapping Turtles or Western Chicken Turtles is unknown although anecdotal evidence suggests it is likely impacting these species on some level (USFWS, 2021a), and rare or at-risk species are often highly sought after.

Poaching. In 2016, Texas Game Wardens and the USFWS Law Enforcement Office investigated an illegal, multistate Alligator Snapping Turtle poaching crime which resulted in several Federal federal convictions. Alligator Snapping Turtles were illegally being taken from Texas and transported to Louisiana where they were sold primarily for human consumption. Though the full extent of illegal poaching operations is unknown, it is considered a major threat to the species. A variety of turtle species are collected legally and illegally in the U.S. as part of the pet trade. The level to which this activity is affecting Alligator Snapping Turtles or Western Chicken Turtles is unknown although anecdotal evidence suggests it is likely impacting these species on some level (USFWS, 2021a), and rare or at-risk species are often highly sought after.