Mongabay

Concerns of illegal sea turtle trade persist in Bali as police foil smugglers

Seizures of large consignments of live turtles in northwest Bali in January have raised concerns among conservationists that trade in the protected species may remain pervasive despite recent progress ...
Panda

Turning the tide on the marine turtle trade

At a distance, I’ve watched poachers landing on remote beaches in the Pacific. I’ve felt helpless knowing what the end result will be. I’ve worked with community turtle monitors to approach them to ...
The Conversation

There’s a thriving global market in turtles, and much of that trade is illegal

Jennifer Sevin is a co-founder and serves on the steering committee of the Collaborative to Combat the Illegal Trade in Turtles. Hatchling turtles are cute, small and inexpensive. Handled improperly, ...
Panda

TRAFFIC urges consumers not to buy marine turtle products after new report highlights ongoing illegal trade

Beijing, China, 01 November 2012—TRAFFIC is urging holiday makers not to buy marine turtle productsthrough broadcasts in Hainan Province on local radio FM886 in an effort to stem the demand and ...
Mongabay

Illegal trade is pushing Bangladesh’s freshwater turtles to the brink

The Bangladesh Forest Department recently confiscated a large shipment of freshwater turtles from smugglers in the capital city. Experts say the consumer base for freshwater turtles is expanding in ...