Trinidad leatherback turtle hatchlings crushed (BBC)

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Thousands of leatherback turtle eggs and hatchlings have been crushed by bulldozers on Trinidad's northern coast, conservationists say.

Workers had been called in to redirect a river that was eroding Grande Riviere beach, in front of a hotel used by tourists to watch the turtles.

Environmentalists say workers botched the job and destroyed some 20,000 eggs.

The mile-long stretch of beach is regarded as a leading nesting sites for the biggest of all sea turtles.

Sherwin Reyz of the Grande Riviere Environmental Organisation said vultures and stray dogs ate many of the hatchlings whose shells had been crushed by the heavy machinery.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18778013




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