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Leatherbacks decline by 78%

Discussion in 'Wildlife & Nature Conservation' started by findi, 27 Feb 2013.

  1. findi

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    Nice article. I must ashamedly admit that I think that I actually ate meat from a leather back turtle some years ago. Like many people, I probably assumed there were many of them and that they would be around forever. I think that there are still many people with that attitude about many species (eg tuna).
     
  3. findi

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    Thanks for the kind words. Tuna is a good example...seems most people are less aware of the problems facing them, esp. the Bluefins. Carl Safina wrote a great book that highlights their plight, and that of others..forget exact title..Cry or call for the Blue Ocean; another on turtles, great reads. best, frank