Can Drones Protect Turtles from Mexico's Poachers? Euronews
go to original November 9, 2015

Mexican officials have announced they are deploying drones on beaches in Oaxaca in a bid to curb the illegal poaching of protected turtles and their eggs.

Every year, the endangered Olive Ridley turtles return to the country’s coast to lay their eggs in the sand.

Though the sale of turtle meat and eggs has been illegal in Mexico for decades the trade remains active. Eggs can be sold for almost a dollar a piece, and the beach holds hundreds of thousands of them during the breeding season. Only a tiny amount survive – if they are not poached, they are hunted by birds, dogs or crabs.

Officials hope their new eyes in the sky will help spot the poachers’ routes.

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