300 Endangered Sea Turtles in Mexico Killed by Illegal Fishing Net
Mar. 16, 2025Photo: Francisco Simerman/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/turtles-2000-08a23c98484b4f90a80a86909db9cc4b.jpg)
About 300 endangered sea turtles are dead because of one 393-ft. net,CBS News reports.
Mexico’s office for environmental protection told theAssociated Pressthat around 300 Olive Ridley Sea turtles swam into the illegal fishing net, which was left off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico. Once tangled in the net, the turtles were unable to get out and eventually drowned.
source: people.com
Other Posts
