Re: [hunterbirding] Costa Rica Turtle egg collectors

[Carl Clifford <>]

Syd,

Here is a link to turtle captive breeding, from CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/prog/HBT/bg/ranch_breed.shtml 
 It refers to Hawksbill turtles, but the practice is much the same  
for all turtle species.
Cheers,

Carl Clifford


On 05/03/2010, at 4:26 PM, Syd Curtis wrote:


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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