At Roberts Mill Park\u2019s pond, Taneytown anglers have been reeling in more shells than scales.<\/p>\n
A wildlife management company relocated 25 turtles from the roughly 4-acre pond over Memorial Day weekend, the second year of a state-approved effort to manage the population, which town officials say has gotten out of hand.<\/p>\n
In total, 90 reptiles have been relocated in an ongoing effort to return the pond to turtle stasis.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the years, we have had a boom in the turtle population at this pond,\u201d said Taneytown Department of Parks & Recreation Director Lorena Vaccare. \u201cA lot of anglers indicated to us that, yes, they were catching a lot of turtles.\u201d<\/p>\n