EnglishHace quince años la tortuga carey en mis manos hubieran sido hog-tied, llevaron a cientos de millas, sacrificados y tallado en baratijas.
Ahora, que nada gratis.
En la costa del Pacífico de Baja, un macho adulto de tortuga carey encontró su camino en una red de pesca. En el pasado, de todos modos para el pescador, Tal cosa habría sido considerado un golpe de suerte. La interminable demanda de carne de tortuga, Huevos, skin and shell on the black market can provide a nice payday to anyone willing to endure the low-level risk of being caught.
Hawksbill turtles, once common, are now the rarest of the rare due to decades of being hunted for their beautiful shells, which get carved into combs, broaches, and other adornments.
These days, sin embargo, a Mexican grassroots conservation movement called GrupoTortuguero.org has challenged the old ways and shaken things up a bit. A network of thousands of fishermen, women and children count themselves among its ranks.
Among the fishermen working to save turtles, is Julio Solis, featured in this short film.
Julio Solis, A MoveShake Story de RED REEL en Vimeo.
Wallace J. Nichols, brad Nahill, and the team at SEE Turtles and SEEtheWILD chronicle efforts to save endangered sea turtles in the inaugural issue of WildHope, their new online magazine.