World shame

Unknown said:

I did some searches on this and found some info that states that it is LEGAL and aproved by the Costa Rican goverment:

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/costa-rica-turtle-eggs.shtml

http://www.pacificlots.com/Costa-Rica-Blog/bid/33051/Turtle-Eggs-in-Costa-Rica-10-Ways-to-Eat-Them

http://ticotimes.com/costa-rica/poaching-sea-turtle-eggs-poll

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/seaturtles.asp

Its a debatable argument for and against but apprantly the legal harvest of Olive Ridley sea turtle eggs on Ostional wildlife refuge in Costa Rica is for conservation purposes being that the harvest is monitored and that only a cetain amount of harvesting can be made within a time scale.

This has said to have had a positive effect on the numbers of Olive Ridley sea turtles rather than letting the locals harvest them when they wanted and wherever they wanted.

I still think that our sheer greed as a species is proven by the bags full that are taken.

Thanks

Craig

 

Well I'll be blowed, well done Craig for finding the answer to our plight!

It never entered my head when I received the email that it would be a conservation exercise, but reading your links that you kindly posted, on paper it does seem to be working, but I do feel really sorry for the poor Turtles, having there nests raided and all the eggs taken away while they are there and still laying.

Regards.

John.