A conservation effort has transformed sea turtle poachers into allies, offering incentives and training to help save thousands of turtles and keep their eggs from ending up in markets and on plates.
Armed with a wooden stick, a bucket and a headlamp, Philippine construction worker Johnny Manlugay hunts every night for the eggs of sea turtles on the pristine beaches of the northern province of La Union.
He carefully transferred each egg into his pail, along with some sand from the turtle nests, to be turned over to the group spearheading a conservation programme on the beaches, Coastal Underwater Resource Management Actions . “We talked to the poachers, and it turned out poaching was just another means for them to earn a living,” said Carlos Tamayo, the programme’s director of operations. “They had no choice.”
Baby olive ridley sea turtles are gathered in a basin minutes after being born at CURMA’s hatchery in San Juan, La Union, Philippines, January 12, 2023.
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