Turtles crushed by bulldozer expected to recover

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Turtles crushed by bulldozer expected to recover

DW – Thousands of turtle eggs and hatchlings have been crushed at an important nesting site in Trinidad. Conservationists say the population will recover but that the incident is a warning for neglectful authorities.Bulldozers tore into a leatherback turtle nesting site on a remote beach in Trinidad earlier this week, prompting outrage among environmentalists around the world. The construction effort was intended to redirect the flow of river water, which was eroding an important nesting beach and threatening a local hotel. Witnesses in the tiny town of Grand Riviere said they saw thousands of eggs and hatchlings crushed as the bulldozer rolled over the beach. Read article

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