To end turtle hunting, an African island state embraced the hunters

Mongabay
Jul 17, 2024, 4:49 am459 ptsHot
Five of the world’s seven species of marine turtles come to the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, to breed or forage. The islanders patrol nesting sites, survey adult turtles at sea, educate students about the animals’ life cycle, work for ecotourism operations, and sell…

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