Re: [hunterbirding] Costa Rica Turtle egg collectors

[inger vandyke <>]

Hi Syd,



I believe in this location they are harvested for human consumption.  Sad.



Inger



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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Re: [hunterbirding] Costa Rica Turtle egg 
> collectors
> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:39:33 +1100
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>
> 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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