Saving the Penghu Turtle

An article about how Taiwanese conservationists are trying to bring back the Penghu Green Turtle population. Efforts to protect it and setting up a nesting reserve seem to be helping…

until I read the last paragraph. dumb shits.

[quote]Just last week, a Taiwanese cable news station showed footage of tour operators grabbing injured green turtles trapped on the beach, and holding them out for tourists to fondle without regard for their health.

Shiue said he was surprised by the action, because most of the operators know about the conservation efforts.

“We have warned (them),” he said. “We are unwilling to see that happen again.”[/quote]

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