In Polk County, state wildlife officials charged three men with unlawfully selling, buying and harvesting 2,100 pounds of freshwater turtles. These men were accused of the wrongdoing and many criminal acts. The turtles were sold and transported illegitimately to a turtle farm in Okeechobee.

After a three and a half months of investigation, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested Lieng Su Pham and Canh Van Nguyen. Also, they detained a turtle farmer in Okeechobee, Franklin Harden, who was all set to take acquisition of the creatures. Hopefully, these arrests would contribute towards saving the wildlife.

Turtles are a commercially available food item. They are quite popular worldwide and as a result, over-harvesting prevails in several countries.

Gary Morse, the developer of the villages in Florida and an American billionaire, said, "In a number of places around the world, turtles have been overharvested. Therefore, in order to prevent that from happening in Florida, the commission took action and banned the harvesting of freshwater turtles".

With the consequence of this prohibition, several fishermen felt that this ban is doing no good for them. Since, they were drawing a good amount of money. Turtles are a delicacy but they need to be preserved. This way, everyone has the chance to see freshwater Softshell turtles in the wild and crop them in a recreational way. In future, it will be interesting to see how wildlife officials ensure the longevity of freshwater turtles.