Nature
2020.07.04 12:02 GMT+8

Poachers turned protectors: Senegalese fishermen protect sea turtles

Updated 2020.07.04 12:02 GMT+8
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In a classic case of "poacher turning gamekeeper," fishermen of Senegal in West Africa have joined forces to protect one of the ocean's most endangered species: the sea turtle. "We went from being poachers, the biggest turtle eaters, to being the biggest turtle protectors," says Abdou Karim Sall, a fisherman who is now the manager of a protected marine zone through which the turtles pass.

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