clipped by: Silkweaver clipper's remarks: It is remarkable that a state like Bangladesh, which faces so many severe crises, finds the resources to preserve and protect another species. This gives some hope... Clip Source: www.physorg.com Bangladeshi bio-marine experts have released 25,000 endangered baby turtles into the sea in the past two months as part of a state-run captivity breeding programme, an environmental official said Friday. Rafiqul Islam, spokesman for the Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project, told AFP that 80 to 90 percent of the Olive Ridley turtle eggs would have been destroyed by humans and dogs if the programme had not existed. We starting collecting the eggs along the southern coastline at the end of last year and since May we have released 25,000 hatchlings following an incubation period, He said the biggest danger the turtles faced was from local tribespeople who considered the eggs a delicacy. The initiative started five years ago but this breeding season had been the most successful by far, he said. Tribal people living nearby used to eat the eggs. Some locals were collecting the eggs to sell, Tags: anima protection , bangladesh ...
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clipped by: Silkweaver clipper's remarks: It is remarkable that a state like Bangladesh, which faces so many severe crises, finds the resources to preserve and protect another species. This gives some hope... Clip Source: www.physorg.com Bangladeshi bio-marine experts have released 25,000 endangered baby turtles into the sea in the past two months as part of a state-run captivity breeding programme, an environmental official said Friday. Rafiqul Islam, spokesman for the Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management Project, told AFP that 80 to 90 percent of the Olive Ridley turtle eggs would have been destroyed by humans and dogs if the programme had not existed. We starting collecting the eggs along the southern coastline at the end of last year and since May we have released 25,000 hatchlings following an incubation period, He said the biggest danger the turtles faced was from local tribespeople who considered the eggs a delicacy. The initiative started five years ago but this breeding season had been the most successful by far, he said. Tribal people living nearby used to eat the eggs. Some locals were collecting the eggs to sell, Tags: anima protection , bangladesh ...