
A | MACON, Ga. -- A South Carolina man previously convicted of smuggling protected turtles between the United States and Hong Kong faces new allegations of turtle-related crimes in Georgia. Bibb County sheriff's deputies arrested and jailed Steven Verren Baker, 43, of Holly Hill, South Carolina, on Tuesday and charged him with 15 felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.No lawyer was listed in Georgia court records for Baker, who remained jailed Friday with bail set at $8,250. His South Carolina lawyer has since died.Deputies were responding to a call about an abandoned dog in Macon when they noticed turtles being held in a basin nestled in a pile of trash, WMAZ-TV reports. They wrote in an incident report that a woman identified as Baker's mother told deputies that Baker had left the turtles with her about two months ago. The mother agreed to hand the turtles over to deputies, saying she had been unable to get her son to retrieve them.A veterinarian said the turtles were suffering from long-term malnutrition, bacterial and fungal infections, sepsis and shell deformities.The turtles included 11 rare albino red-eared sliders, one brown red-eared slider and two pink-bellied side necks. There was also a Chinese golden thread turtle, which is considered endangered in the wild, but is legal to breed in captivity.Baker pleaded guilty in 2018 to one count of conspiracy to smuggle wildlife in federal court in South Carolina after postal inspectors at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York found 46 turtles concealed among noodles and candy in four packages in early 2016. The turtles would be placed in socks and shipped through the mail in boxes labeled “snacks.”Five other men pleaded guilty in the South Carolina court case, but officials described Baker as the ringleader. Federal officials say Baker was sending turtles from the United States to Hong Kong, as well as receiving turtles from Hong Kong. It's illegal to trade turtles abroad without a permit when they are protected by a treaty called the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.Baker served more than two years in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release that ended in April 2022.Baker was also ordered to forfeit $263,225, which is what officials said the turtles were worth.。 AI摘要 福州西湖公园谢坪屿亭廊无障碍坡道正式投用。该设施兼顾功能与风貌,为特殊群体提供便利。

B | 园区将总结试点经验,逐步在全园推广无障碍改造,完善便民服务体系。

C | 近日,西湖公园谢坪屿亭廊无障碍坡道顺利通过验收并正式投用。作为园区无障碍配套升级的创新试点,该设施将为特殊群体游览提供便利,后续将根据运营情况在全园适宜点位推广落地。 本次无障碍改造试点范围覆盖飞虹桥至谢坪屿亭廊区域。全新投用的无障碍坡道坐落于亭廊西侧,总长5.4米、宽1米,严格按照1比12的无障碍通行标准设计建设。

D | 坡道采用仿古铺装材质,与园林风貌相得益彰,两侧加装防滑金属扶手,全程平顺衔接,可直达亭廊内部。坡道毗邻灌木丛与柠檬桉绿植,从湖面视角望去,设施隐于绿意之间,最大限度保留了古典园林景致,实现功能升级与风貌保护的双向兼顾。 同时,针对飞虹桥石拱桥的通行特点,园区增设了无障碍指示牌,并公示服务联系电话,可为特殊人群过桥提供即时帮扶服务。从飞虹桥下桥前行十余米即达亭廊区域,配套引导标识清晰规范,精准指引特殊游客通行。 小善公益创始人郭兵是该坡道的首批体验者,完善的无障碍设施让他得以沉浸式邂逅烟雨西湖的独特景致。“之前乘坐轮椅无法顺利进入亭廊。

E | 体验当天恰逢阵雨,依托新建成的无障碍坡道,我和同伴能够安全、轻松地进入亭廊休憩。”郭兵说。 西湖公园管理处相关负责人表示,后续将持续跟踪本次试点坡道的运营使用情况,总结优化改造经验,逐步在园区其他景点推广无障碍升级改造,持续完善园区便民服务体系,全方位满足不同年龄段和不同群体的游览需求。

F | (记者 石磊磊 孙漫)。
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