tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685762971299131814.post9095472462776434036..comments2024-03-18T11:29:50.055-07:00Comments on ELEPHANTS CHILD: Late nights early mornings and lazy days.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685762971299131814.post-18601216007558811352013-08-30T10:27:17.847-07:002013-08-30T10:27:17.847-07:00The problem in the Caribbean was that other than a...The problem in the Caribbean was that other than a food source the leatherback eggs were seen as a powerful aphrodisiac especially if taken from living turtles. <br /><br />So they would drive a truck onto the beach turn the turtle upside down and tow it up to the road. There she would be cut open and the eggs sold when warm. John Dunckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806049432245756272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685762971299131814.post-56905002440083999472013-08-26T01:21:08.478-07:002013-08-26T01:21:08.478-07:00Turtles:One problem in Asia was conservation. They...Turtles:One problem in Asia was conservation. They collected the eggs and kept them all at the same temperature resulting in all of the hatchlings being the same sex (MALE). Duh!!!<br />Yes they need to stop long nets and other fishing techniques. But before they start interfering with nests they need to sort out the hundred other things that affect the population. Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477371571273615514noreply@blogger.com