According to http://www.hoax-slayer.com/costa-rica-turtle-eggs.shtml, so many
turtles lay eggs on that beach that later turtles destroy the eggs of early
turtles. So they have allowed them to collect eggs for the first 36 hours of
laying, which they claim has increased hatching rates by 20% because villagers
patrol the beach for poachers, and because there are less infections from
broken eggs. I'm slightly sceptical, but at least it seems well controlled.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Syd Curtis
> Sent: Friday, 5 March 2010 4:27 PM
> To: Marj Kibby;
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Re: [hunterbirding] Costa Rica
> Turtle egg collectors
>
>
> For those like myself, unfamiliar with the situation, would
> you kindly explain further, what happens to the 'harvested'
> eggs. How are they treated to produce the increase in Olive
> Ridley hatchlings?
>
> TIA
>
> Syd
>
> > From: Marj Kibby <>
> > Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:01:52 +1100
> > To:
> > Cc:
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Re: [hunterbirding] Costa Rica Turtle egg
> > collectors
> >
> > Far from being an
> > "attack against nature", the egg harvest is an integral
> part of a long
> > term conservation program that has resulted in a
> significant increase
> > in the successful hatchings of Olive Ridley Turtles.
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