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East Asian ethnicities
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Oceans (campaign title)
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Rescue
Turtles
Rescued Olive Ridley Turtle in China
Frederick C. Yeh, founder of Sea turtles 911 calms down a rescued Olive Ridley turtle at the 911 base in Hainan Island.
Sea Turtles 911 is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of sea turtles
Unique identifier:
GP0229U
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
28/04/2010
Locations:
Asia
,
China
,
Hainan
Credit line:
© Paul Hilton / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
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Turtle Poaching in China
According to Sea Turtles 911, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of sea turtles, there are over 2000 sea turtles in the holding pens in China. Statistics show that 80 per-cent are green, 15 per-cent hawksbill and 5 per-cent olive ridley. The creatures are caught mainly in gill nets in the South China Sea and eggs and hatchling are poached from the Spratly Islands. Turtle poaching in Asia is growing as the demand for meat and shell products increases.
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