stommekut
stommekut t1_iuhq0pc wrote
Reply to More than 6,000 hatchlings of three species of endangered turtles have been released into lakes and lagoons in Peru's Amazon basin to help them repopulate by Sariel007
Man this brings me back. My first solo trip abroad a year after finishing school was doing this in Peru in 2007.
I still remember the earthquake that happened when I was in Lima sat in my Hostel the night before getting my flight to Iquitos to volunteer for 4 weeks. I was lucky to actually get my flight.
We patrolled up and down the rivers retrieving the eggs from the beaches on the river banks and putting them in artificial nests.
The people that did this said there was a big issue with poaching so it helped protect the eggs before releasing them back after hatching. I'm sure there where plenty of other reasons too.
It's a shame that 16 years on they still need to do this.
stommekut t1_iuhqy4d wrote
Reply to comment by TheNotSoEvilEngineer in More than 6,000 hatchlings of three species of endangered turtles have been released into lakes and lagoons in Peru's Amazon basin to help them repopulate by Sariel007
So damaging the planet with pollution, global warming, over hunting/fishing wildlife is ok but fuck the absolite minority that wan't to take the time to help a small % of a species a helping hand aye?
The reason most of these species need help is because we as a species are fucking up their planet.