Sea turtle poachers kidnapped young conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval last May in Costa Rica. The next morning, his body was found on the beach where he had worked to protect endangered leatherback sea turtles. Thanks to you and more than 165,000 other concerned citizens,Turtle Island Restoration Network delivered a petition to the Costa Rican government demanding justice for Jairo. Arrests were made shortly thereafter.
Yesterday, Costa Rican prosecutors finally filed murder charges against the seven men arrested six months ago. A trial date will be set in the next couple of months, and the trial will be public. Read more https://seaturtles.org/newssection/prosecutors-file-murder-charges-jairo-moras-alleged-killers/ . We will keep you posted as new developments occur.
With leatherbacks already pushed to the brink of extinction by driftnet and longline fishing, nesting turtles need protection from illegal killing and poaching of their eggs. And the dedicated conservationists who patrol nesting beaches and reach sea turtle nests before poachers continue to need our support to ensure the survival of these gentle giant sea turtles and the safety of nest monitors.
http://tinyurl.com/ozuhkxl
http://tinyurl.com/ozuhkxl
Yesterday, Costa Rican prosecutors finally filed murder charges against the seven men arrested six months ago. A trial date will be set in the next couple of months, and the trial will be public. Read more https://seaturtles.org/newssection/prosecutors-file-murder-charges-jairo-moras-alleged-killers/ . We will keep you posted as new developments occur.
With leatherbacks already pushed to the brink of extinction by driftnet and longline fishing, nesting turtles need protection from illegal killing and poaching of their eggs. And the dedicated conservationists who patrol nesting beaches and reach sea turtle nests before poachers continue to need our support to ensure the survival of these gentle giant sea turtles and the safety of nest monitors.
http://tinyurl.com/ozuhkxl
http://tinyurl.com/ozuhkxl