What's Good for Alligators Is Not Good for Sea Turtles From: The Washington Post | Date: October 14, 1989 | Copyright 1989 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

In " 'Gator Aid" {Outlook, Oct. 1}, Randy Simmons and Urs Kreuter have unfairly criticized U.S. policies affecting the commercialization of native endangered species, stating that the Fish and Wildlife Service contradicts itself because alligators are commercialized but sea turtles are not. There are good reasons for this policy.

What these critics fail to understand is that sea turtles and alligators are very different, and management schemes must address the biological needs of e...