Two men were caught with almost 6,000 sea turtle eggs.
These men were likely going to sell the eggs. Thank goodness they were confiscated and taken to local facility that would rebury them in hopes that they will go ahead and hatch.
Since sea turtles are protected, the men could face up to 9 years in prison.
Apparently this was not the 1st time these same men had been caught for something like this.
I don’t have any idea of whom you would sell fresh sea turtle eggs to. I am afraid that the person buying them may not be keeping them to hatch. Although I don’t know if sea turtle eggs are a type of delicacy anywhere. Not that they said the buyer would use them for food…it is just something that crossed my mind.
You can see the full article at Mexican authorities seize nearly 6,000 sea-turtle eggs, arrest two suspects
I do have a link to a great PDF that tells about Sea Turtles that live in the Gulf Coast area.
Sea turtles are one of the coolest animals. I would hate to see humans pushing them into extinction.