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myLot reputation of 90/100. tidgea (206)   ranked 5,159 out of 32,948 in life 4 years ago

I saw on the news yesterday that there were 13 Vietnamese Nationals arrested for having 101 DEAD SEA TURTLES in their possession. This happened off the coast of Palawan, Philippines.
I was just to angry with what I've seen. Sea turtles are already among endangered species and there I saw a mound of dead sea turtles. Those men are heartless for killing such defenseless creatures.
Here are some facts about sea turtles.
1. Among 100 newly hatched sea turtles, only one has a high chance of survival.
2. It takes 25 years for them to be able to copulate and multiply.

 

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1. myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (7104)   ranked 80 out of 32,948 in life   4 years ago

Things like this really frustrate me. Some countries that catch illegal fisherman just repossess their boats and send them back to their countries and tell them that if they get caught again they will be fined. What type of discouragement is that?? We all know they will head home and then come back again with a new boat and be harder to catch because they are wiser for the experience. Authorities have to crack down harder on things like this. Maybe if they looked to penalize the governments of the countries these people came from then their OWN governments would be tougher on them as well? The more sea turtles they kill the less there are and the higher the prices go. No wonder they just keep on killing them. Once again money overtakes consciences. It is really sad.


myLot reputation of 90/100. tidgea (206)   ranked 5,159 out of 32,948 in life  4 years ago

We've been doing our best to protect them and then somebody else's catch them all and worst,kills them.


myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (7104)   ranked 80 out of 32,948 in life  4 years ago

Same goes for everywhere unfortunately. sad Tigers in Asia and India; Gorillas in the Congo; dugong in Australia and Island groups; whales; Rhinoceros..... The list goes on. I remember reading some time back (and actually posted a topic on it about a year and a half ago) that some 25 species become extinct in the world every single DAY! 25! It is extremely sad.

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2. myLot reputation of 72/100. rodelbulan (358)   ranked 2,559 out of 32,948 in life   4 years ago

OMg! How Iish that man will be punished.... There are lot of ways to earn, so why these people are trying to destroy the nature? This frustrates.. I hope I can do something to avoid these!


myLot reputation of 90/100. tidgea (206)   ranked 5,159 out of 32,948 in life  4 years ago

Well, you can start by not patronizing and buying products made from these animals. These people are determined to catch endangered species because they earn alot from them. But if no one will buy,then no one will sell and catch them anymore,

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. dolce_vita78 (5420)   ranked 8 out of 32,948 in life   4 years ago

Hi there tidgea!

When I saw this in the news last night, I was really furious. I felt so bad that this kind of things happen. Considering that these sea turtles are among the endangered species, I really felt very bad. We make sure that they are protected and yet, people from other places enter our shores and do such unacceptable behavior. I hope the government will do something about this.


myLot reputation of 90/100. tidgea (206)   ranked 5,159 out of 32,948 in life  4 years ago

Such bad news but hearing that they were foreigners makes it worse.

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4. myLot reputation of 92/100. TheHawkBat (626)   ranked 1,650 out of 32,948 in life   4 years ago

I did not see this on the news, but reading this makes me so mad. It hurts me when people do not realize the precious nature of what we have on the planet, and when they willingly kill that which is already dwindling in numbers. I grew up with a pet turtle, and have always loved the animals. I hope these people are punished harshly for this transgression on our planet.

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