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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

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    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

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    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

Bad Guy Michael P. Ellard - "Burgundy Reptile Traders"

Good catch:
Link to old BOI thread:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?p=18031&highlight=ellard#post18031

Tom Crutchfield thread where he is mentioned.

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?p=232338&highlight=ellard#post232338

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showpost.php?p=232338&postcount=146

Stolen World: A Tale of Reptiles, Smugglers, and Skulduggery
Click to expand...

New book I posted about here:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219457


I also link to The Lizard King another book, it seems these guys all know each other.
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, December 16, 2019

Estero Man Sentenced For Illegally Poaching And Transporting Wood Turtles

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Michael P. Ellard (58, Estero) to 15 months in federal prison, for illegally capturing Wood Turtles and transporting them across state lines into Florida for commercial gain. In doing so, Ellard violated the Lacey Act, which makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly transport or sell wildlife that has been taken, collected, or captured in violation of law. A restitution hearing has been set for March 2, 2020.

Ellard had pleaded guilty on July 24, 2019.

The collection of Wood Turtles is illegal in West Virginia because it is a primary threat to the species’ viability in that state. According to court documents, Ellard was engaged in the business of buying and selling reptiles within Florida and throughout the United States. During three separate trips to the West Virginia area in March, April, and May 2016, Ellard illegally captured at least 140 Wood Turtles and transported them across state lines into Florida with the intent to sell them.

On May 19, 2016, during the execution of a federal search warrant at Ellard’s residence in Estero, U.S. Fish and Wildlife agents seized a total of 17 Wood Turtles. Ellard had transported these turtles from the West Virginia area to Florida.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey F. Michelland.
 
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