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Saving the Hawksbill Turtle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Robert Bustard
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Abstract

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The successful breeding of hawksbill turtles on experimental farms on islands in the Torres Strait, north of Australia, has persuaded the islanders to leave the turtle eggs (formerly taken for food) for the farms. The author argues the case for using eggs from the wild in these particular areas, and also urges the importance of allowing a turtle industry that will bring profit to the islanders—and no one else.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , May 1973 , pp. 93 - 98
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1973