What Happened to Turtle Soup? How a Dish Became a Delicacy Then Disappeared
Despite its popularity, America’s love affair with terrapin didn’t last. The turtles were quickly overfished, and development ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer29d
Turtle meat poisoning
The deaths first appeared in a British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) dispatch in December 2024 and was picked up all over the world. Yet I don’t remember reading about this case in local newspapers despite ...
The Jamaica Observer1mon
Sea turtle consumption linked to 420 fatalities and 2,400 victims worldwide — study
A recent study has revealed that eating sea turtles can be a recipe for disaster, with at least 420 people killed worldwide and over 2,400 falling victim to a rare but deadly form of seafood ...
Dominican Today13d
Authorities seize 259 pounds of endangered leatherback turtle meat
The Dominican Fisheries and Aquaculture Council (CODOPESCA) has seized 259 pounds of illegally processed leatherback sea turtle meat at a seafood export company. The endangered species, disguised as ...
Animal Welfare Institute11y
The Case of the Green Turtle: An Uncensored History of a Conservation Icon
When it comes to charismatic ocean species, sea turtles share the spotlight with magnificent marine mammals. However, the seven threatened and endangered species of sea turtles swimming the oceans are ...
Mongabay1mon
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 ...