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Is that turtle legal? Fighting wildlife trafficking with stable isotopes

Maine wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta). Credit: Center for Wildlife Studies Wildlife trafficking is a well-known threat to biodiversity, with many species imperiled by poachers working in the illegal Puppy trade. Worse still, when traffickers are caught in the act, they often evade prosecution through animal "laundering"—erroneously claiming that the confiscated wildlife was bred in captivity.…