… you have been warned…
Hawksbill turtles poached, again
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Check out what I did to my Twitter page. Cool, heh?
I can’t believe the Vietnamese did it again.
Hawksbill turtle by PaulW.
It saddens me every time I read about our turtles being poached/killed. And it saddens me even more because these turtles have been classified as “critically endangered”. And for a reason.
People used to hunt hawksbill turtles for their meat, eggs, shells and skin. In fact, EVERY part of the hawksbill turtle could be turned into some kind of products that can be sold in the market — the meat and eggs can be eaten, the pretty shell can be made into decorative and everyday items such as combs and even the fat can be made into soaps!
When will we EVER learn that these turtles will become extinct if we continue killing them? When will we EVER learn that once extinct, our kids will only see turtles in books? When will we EVER learn to appreciate these ancient mariners who have even out-lived the dinosaurs?
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Sadly, I don’t think people will care until they do go extinct. It reminds me of a video I saw on Youtube about how we will continue to pilfer the earth of all its natural resources, until there is no planet left. We won’t take the time to apply conservation, or at least learn to take only what we need vs. things for luxury.
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#13 written by Monique 3 years ago
This is a very sad subject… The subject where we talk about animals being killed for products that simply look good.
How would the poachers feel if we did to them what they did to the poor animals that are dying & the only reason they are dying is because the features on these turtles & other animals would look good in a home or office or whatever.
But just because they LOOK good does that mean they should keep doing it? I understand they get a lot of money for these animals and they need it because they’re most likely to be people who are bored with their owns lives so they decide to take something else’s life away.
I think it is RUBBISH!!
Just because they’re animals, doesn’t make them any different from us… we eat, sleep, play & fight like them but unlike them (sometimes) we have the choice if we’d like to die or not… these poor creatures don’t. They have to die when the poachers want them to or else.
I’d just like to say that I’m currently creating a Advertising Poster to stop poaching against the Hawksbill Turtle. It’s only a school thing but because our school is big, the word should get around pretty quickly. I was wondering if there was a website to donate to these poor creatures who are dying. I’d like to make a donation myself…
Hopefully, one day, we can live in PEACE!!
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When so few people care about what they buy, this sort of thing will continue to happen. It’s horrible but at least this sort of news is now finally coming out. These stories were often suppressed during the mahathir years.
Glad you’re back Pelf and look forward to learning more about turtles!