The Importance of Conservation: Mexican Police confiscate stolen turtle eggs
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By Michael Harms, Director of Projects Abroad-Germany
Our conservation programme in Mexico is very popular - and our volunteers are doing a worthwhile job. As I read in the Swiss German newspaper “Neue Zurcher Zeitung”, the police in Mexico recently arrested seven men who were caught smuggling more than 9,000 turtle eggs in a van. Although it is strictly prohibited to sell these eggs, these people were hoping to sell these eggs on the black market but they now have to face legal action of up to nine years in prison.
This shows how important our turtle camp in Mexico is…
Conservation volunteers at our turtle camp in action
