Former poachers guard Cabo Verde’s endangered sea turtles

Mongabay
Aug 4, 2025, 2:03 pm228 ptsTop
Seven years into patrolling on Cabo Verde’s islands, Roni Nelson Batista Ramos now protects endangered sea turtles on the beaches where he once poached them. A few decades ago, he hunted sea turtles to feed his family, he says, since consuming turtle meat was a common practice among locals on his island. Back…

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