Government Workers On Trinidad Beach Crush Endangered Sea Turtle Eggs
An estimated 20,000 leatherback turtle eggs were crushed recently on Trinidad Beach by heavy machinery.
This beach is one of the most densely packed nesting areas of the leatherback, the largest of all sea turtles.
Government workers were attempting to redirect the Grand Riviere, which is a constantly shifting river that proved to be a threat to a tourist hotel which is widely used to observe these endangered turtles laying their eggs.
20,000 Sea Turtles Eggs Ccrushed By Bulldozer On Trinidad Beach
Sherwin Reyz, a member of the Grand Riviere Environmental Organization said the eggs ween’t crushed by the bulldozer were eaten by scavengers.
“They had a very good meal. I was near tears,” said Reyz, who helped save hundreds of hatchlings that were uninjured when they were dredged up by the heavy machinery. “It was a disgusting mess.”
The Papa Bois Conservation group said the government allowed the crew to operate a bulldozer and an excavator “without any qualified supervision”
“It is important to investigate how this was allowed to happen, and to find a solution so this won’t reoccur,” the group said in a statement posted Tuesday to its Facebook page.
Although it’s unclear how this disaster will affect the leatherback turtle population, turtle conservationists have said the natural movement of the ocean could repair the beach in just a few months.
The machine operators and their supervisors should lose their jobs and pay a heavy fine TO Wildlife Conservation. The PETA must have been furious!! I know I am!! Thank God some of the turtles survived.
First, why unable to share such an unbelievable act of corporate greed and destruction with friends on Facebook. Second, Mans inhumanity to Man and creation far-reaching and will ever spiral down into further mayhem and destruction as the “power that be” will not allow any protection of all life for now. Third, soon to change, very soon.
No. 1!-FIRE -TERMINATE everyone associated with the work SITE, then charge them all, and Imprison them. No. 2. Fine the workers and there employer, the Hotel, at least 5 million dollars. No. 3. Take the Fine money and establish a leatherback Turtle sanctuary where the existing Hotel is located. Oh I forgot. No. 4. Get all the volunteers you can, from all over the world, to come and demolish the hotel which caused the destruction of the Turtle eggs in the 1st place. No. 4. Fine the Island of Trinidad government 50 million dollars if they donot comply with an order to turn 1/2 of there Island into a wildlife sanctuary, otherwise every tourist on the face of the earth will be banned from Trinidad forever. Did I miss anything. Cheers-Green Peace Forever-It’s the only way We Will ever Save ourselves, and Our Earth.